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?

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

Fine.

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

I lived in Hartlepool for four years.

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.