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Mary Berry reignites debate on how to pronounce ‘scone’ Few baked goods spark a debate like the humble scone.More than just an afternoon tea staple, the tasty treat has been at the forefront of controversies in the baking world lately with everything from how to eat it - in halves or as a sandwich - to the However, the most polarising issue plaguing scone-eaters nationwide is the contentious matter of While many have tried and failed to settle this perennial parley, we might finally have reached a conclusion, as the Queen of baking herself, Mary Berry, has confirmed that it is in fact ‘scone’ as in ‘gone’.While the ‘bone’ camp take a few moments to compose themselves, take solace in knowing that you’re not alone in your subversive preference.
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The Queen of baking has spoken,” one person wrote.“Mary Berry has ended the debate on how to pronounce scone (as in gone),” another added.However, others argued that the pronunciation should be determined by a lexical technicality:“Scone as in bone.
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It’s the magic e rule, did people not learn this at school?” one person wrote.“Scone rhyme with stone and bone. The Sounds of English: Diphthongs - 2 Episode 3 / 23 Sep 2014
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The first term is over at the University of Studies. HRH Berry said – definitively – the word rhymes with ‘gone’. Thanks!
The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. How to say mayor. try again, the name must be uniquePlease However, the other judges on the show rhymed it with ‘bone’, so Mary had to stick up for the proper pronunciation. the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate.