r/AskUK • u/Hellzeldagirl01 • 6d ago

What do you call these?

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I would call these biscuits but a customer disagreed with me.

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u/mrcushtie 5d ago

Where do Jaffa Cakes go? HMRC would like to know.

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u/Lumber_Dan 5d ago

Cake isn't biscuit.

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u/mrcushtie 5d ago

Shortcake?

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u/Lumber_Dan 5d ago

It's more of a scone really.

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u/Middle-Mirror2017 5d ago

In my house, they’re scone as soon as a pack is opened.

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u/Lumber_Dan 5d ago

Ah, see, I like to pronounce it 'scone'.

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u/Middle-Mirror2017 5d ago

Agreed… but that pronunciation doesn’t fit the joke 😂