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Janet

In article >,
says...
>
> 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.

all the more for me.

Janet UK