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Default Scoan v. sconne

On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 16:00:28 +1100, Bruce >
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>In article >, Jeßus says...
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>> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 11:58:26 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
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>> >On Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 2:45:00 PM UTC-4, graham wrote:
>> >> Here we go again! How to pronounce "Scone".
>> >> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-...onounce-scone/
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>> >I grew up with "sconne",

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>> Same in Aus.
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>> OTOH, the town of Scone, NSW, is 'Scoan'.

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>Don't Australians do something unexpected with 'bream', the fish?


It's pronounced here as 'brim'.