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Sofa, settee or couch? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by DakRalter to c/ukcasual@lemmy.world

Which word do you use?

Growing up, we used to say settee, but at some point, we switched to sofa. I'm a Londoner, but my mum was from the Midlands, so I think that was a regional thing we got from her.

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[-] kip@piefed.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

seh-TEE for the posh and SET-ee for the peasants

[-] DakRalter 2 points 3 weeks ago

Proud peasant!

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