Given the premise, is the hypothesis maintaining a neutral stance? Premise: Gowers, himself an Englishman, said that  in Scotland, its land of origin, the pronunciation is skawn , and English people who know this so pronounce it.  Hypothesis: The original Scottish pronunciation is the easiest to say.
Gowers, himself an Englishman, said that  in Scotland, its land of origin, the pronunciation is skawn , and English people who know this so pronounce it. ###The original Scottish pronunciation is the easiest to say.