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Default Scoan v. sconne

On Thu, 03 Nov 2016 08:17:52 -0300, wrote:

>On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 17:36:42 +1100, Bruce >
>wrote:
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>>In article >, Jeßus says...
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>>> On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 16:00:28 +1100, Bruce >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >In article >, Jeßus says...
>>> >>
>>> >> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 11:58:26 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >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/
>>> >> >
>>> >> >I grew up with "sconne",
>>> >>
>>> >> Same in Aus.
>>> >>
>>> >> OTOH, the town of Scone, NSW, is 'Scoan'.
>>> >
>>> >Don't Australians do something unexpected with 'bream', the fish?
>>>
>>> It's pronounced here as 'brim'.

>>
>>Yes, you wouldn't expect that.

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>Australians are known to wash their fices in bisons ???


Wrong country, you're thinking of New Zealand.