How do you pronounce ''shone''?

Larry   Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:24 am GMT
I pronounce it /shQn/ ''shon''.
Larry   Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:27 am GMT
Quote-''I pronounce it /shQn/ ''shon''.''

Whoops! That should be /SQn/.
Lazar   Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:39 am GMT
I pronounce it [SoUn].
Uriel   Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:00 am GMT
I pronounce it the same way I say "shown".
Jim   Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:15 am GMT
/SOn/ in X-SAMPA or /Son/ in Antimoon alphabet.
SpaceFlight   Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:43 am GMT
/SoUn/. Same way as ''shown''.

The stars that shone were shown.

/D@ stArz D{t SoUn w3` SoUn/
Uriel   Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:31 am GMT
Not that I would ever actually USE the word "shone" in normal conversation ... I don't even know if I ever have.
SpaceFlight   Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:36 am GMT
<<Not that I would ever actually USE the word "shone" in normal conversation ... I don't even know if I ever have.>>

Yeah, neither do I usually use ''shone'' in normal conversation.
Guest   Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:09 am GMT
In an normal conversation, it would be common to hear something like "They shone a light on the intruder".
Jim   Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:25 am GMT
I wouldn't find the use of "shone" at all unusual in normal conversation.
phuonganh   Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:42 am GMT
I think " shone" is the sae meaning " shine" But it is not used popular
phuonganh   Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:43 am GMT
I think " shone" is the same meaning " shine" But it is not used popular
Uriel   Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:48 am GMT
"Shone" is the past tense of "shine". But I think I more commonly hear "shined", and I think of "shone" as more archaic.

(No! Don't you all throw things at me at once! I know it's perfectly current in other countries -- so just throw 'em one at a time, please.)
Travis   Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:35 am GMT
I myself pronounce "shone" as /Son/ -> [SO~:n], and yes, I agree that in at least everyday spoken North American English it is probably tending towards being moderately archaic overall today.
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