Friday, 13 August 2010

Overheard in Sainsbury's

It's scone! (To rhyme with gone).

No its scone (to rhyme with own), otherwise there wouldn't be an e at the end.

As I push my trollley past the two shop assistants it makes me smile to hear English spelling being discussed at 4 o'clock on a rainy afternoon in the wine aisle.

I know my husband, who regularly despairs of spelling and who makes excellent scones, would be smiling too.

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