phonics experts -come and settle an argument

[sausagesandwich34]

scone it's an oldy but a goody!

pronounced to rhyme with cone or gone?

does the magic 'e' come into play?

does the magic 'e' even exist anymore?

[learnandsay]

I'm not talking about Sunderland. I'm talking about Hartlepool.

[Missbopeep]

Fine.

Do you live in the NE by the way? Or have lived there for any length of time?

[learnandsay]

I lived in Hartlepool for four years.

[mrz]

I taught in Hartlepool and Middlesbrough many years ago.
Yes Missbopeep I do live in the NE and have lived there for half a century
My first school was in South Shields on the south bank of the Tyne and staunch Black Cats.