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On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:35:02 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 11/2/2016 4:23 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:07:36 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/2/2016 2:44 PM, graham wrote:
>>>> Here we go again! How to pronounce "Scone".
>>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-...onounce-scone/
>>>
>>> If they wanted it to be pronounced scon by everyone, they should have
>>> left off the e.

>>
>> Yes, it should be gon from common usage ASAP.

>
>Exception to prove the rule. The fact is, people say scone because
>that's how it's how it's spelled. Unfortunately that doesn't stop
>people from saying datta.
>
>I never say scone or scon, so I don't actually care.


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