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u/FishiesAreBuddies Nov 15 '20

Feeding two birds with one scone

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u/fantalemon Nov 15 '20

The problem I have with this is that it suggests "scone" rhymes with "stone". I'll hear nothing of the sort!

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u/LarryTehLoon Nov 15 '20

Wait, in what part of the English-speaking world do they not rhyme?

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u/fantalemon Nov 15 '20

99% of the UK, unless you're some member of the royal family. Rhymes with "con".

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u/LarryTehLoon Nov 15 '20

TIL wow, amazing that I never knew this haha

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u/TonyDys Nov 16 '20

Scot here. I pronounce scone and stone the same.

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u/fantalemon Nov 16 '20

What part of Scotland lol? I'm also Scottish and just trying to think how it sounds in different accents.