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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Couch. Loveseat if it’s a two seater.
First I ever heard the term loveseat was in Sims 2 and I thought it was just an in-game thing.
Is that actually a word used in the UK? I’m assuming you’re North American from the .ca tld?
Chays Long.
Get out.
Sofa. I’ll accept settee but couch sounds weird. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone use it outside of American’s taking the piss out of Vance.
Sofa/couch are regional in the US. Someone probably made a map of it.
Sofa. Grew up on the Midlands and now living i down South. I don’t think I’d be surprised if someone said settee or sofa. I would with couch for some reason, maybe it is the American way
Chesterfield but I’m Canadian lol
Up there with the Dijon Ketchup.
southern, settee. it’s in the front room
Sofa, settee or couch? For JD Vance, it was just another Tuesday.
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Sofa for me, although growing up I remember my parents using both settee and couch as well.
well I always said couch growing up, but as an adult I’ve been informed that that’s the american word so I try to switch to sofa. settee has always sounded very strange to me
It looks strange too. Interestingly enough, I believe the stress is on the second syllable, but I sort of remember, and this was like 30 years ago, that in my house we said it with the stress on the first syllable, sounds less posh that way.
I don’t think I’ve met any other people who call it settee outside my family years ago.
seh-TEE for the posh and SET-ee for the peasants
Proud peasant!
