Researchers at Cambridge University studying regional
dialects in the UK have produced this lovely map. It plots the pronunciation of
the word "scone". Generally it rhymes with "gone" in the
north and "bone" in the south.
There is an abrupt change in Yorkshire between the rural
north and the industrial west & east. Compare, say, York with Hull or
Rotherham. There is a Scone Palace in Scotland and that's pronounced
"skoon", but that's another matter.
Researchers didn't stop there. They also investigated the preference of spreading the scone with jam then clotted cream (Cornish style) or vice versa (Devon style.) The results were 61% to 21%. I'm one of the remaining 18% that do neither. I spread one half in jam and the other half in cream.
Researchers didn't stop there. They also investigated the preference of spreading the scone with jam then clotted cream (Cornish style) or vice versa (Devon style.) The results were 61% to 21%. I'm one of the remaining 18% that do neither. I spread one half in jam and the other half in cream.
Mmmmmm scones. A favorite of mine. I usually just jam them though no cream
ReplyDeleteI have learned to pronounce it rhyming with bone. But as a second language speaker I believe everything I am told ;-)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, can I have a gluten free and lactose free one please?