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I need your help to settle this perpetual disagreement in my home. I'm team 'skon' whereas my husband is team 'skone.'

Some context, we are not native to the UK so I will humbly accept consensus.

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[–] foxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't help but see skone. However, my husband insists on being team skon so we both call it a skon, against my best judgement.

[–] Higlerfay@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I kind of fell into skon that way too but from being out in public. Perhaps it is because we are in scotland but I swear it is 50/50 on how someone chooses to pronounce it!

[–] Other@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago
[–] valkyrie@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Brought up in the home counties and it's always been scone (bone) to me.

Related controversy: café, one or two syllables??

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[–] apathytomorrow 1 points 1 year ago

When I was in home counties it was "sk-oh-n" but then I lived further north and later Gloucester area where it's been "sk-on". I don't care really so just go with the flow.

[–] KickMeElmo@beehaw.org -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Definitely skone. Never heard anyone say skon. But I'm also on the west coast of the US, so that's likely a factor.

EDIT: Just noticed which community I was in. Oops.

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