Question for people from the UK

I am an ignorant yank who needs help.

How do you pronounce SCONE?

Does it rhyme with stone?
Or does it rhyme with fawn?
Or...?

Thanks for your help. I eat them all the time but feel silly for not knowing how to say the word properly. I usually rhyme it with stone.

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TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M

It rhymes with stone.
Some will say it rhymes with John.
Never rhymes with fawn.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@TheSirfurryanimalWales And I'm willing to guess that somewhere, there is a variation of English pronunciation in which fawn and John actually rhyme! (Where I grew up, the two words sounded very different. Where I live now, they are more similar.)

I just love it when we try to type about pronunciation! The conversation can go nuts almost immediately! 😂

bijouxbroussard · F

@TheSirfurryanimalWales Where I live, “John” & “fawn” sound somewhat the same.

TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard to me they are totally different.

bijouxbroussard · F

@TheSirfurryanimalWales How ? 🤔

TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M

@bijouxbroussard fawn rhymes with spawn

John rhymes with Bonn.

Poppies · 61-69, F

@TheSirfurryanimalWales Fawn, spawn, John and Bonn all sound the same to me. Also Don and Dawn. Hock and hawk. My husband hears the differences. We grew up in different regions of the US.

Dshhh · M

@DrWatson i have heard fawn and john as the same in parts of the US