I need your help to settle this perpetual disagreement in my home. I’m team ‘skon’ whereas my husband is team ‘skone.’

Some context, we are not native to the UK so I will humbly accept consensus.

  • @[email protected]
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    22 years ago

    Brought up in the home counties and it’s always been scone (bone) to me.

    Related controversy: café, one or two syllables??

    • @docclox
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      32 years ago

      Depends. If it’s a greasy spoon sort of place, then caff. If it’s a bit posh, then caff-ay

      • @mdwhite999
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        32 years ago

        I agree. A caff and a caffay are 2 different things

    • @HiglerfayOP
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      22 years ago

      I’m my unqualified opinion, two for sure. How do you even say it otherwise? Caff?

      • @[email protected]
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        12 years ago

        I would say it with two but I know plenty who say it caff!

        I feel bad for that é, it barely gets to do anything in English and then when it gets a chance people ignore it anyway smh 😔

        • @HiglerfayOP
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          22 years ago

          Well now I’ve been sent down a rabbit hole on borrowed words in English and am very upset that décor has been made so boring.