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An idle question to get you thinking . do you have a settee, a sofa or a couch? does it depend on style, family usage or station in life? We have used both sofa and settee, but cant remember ever calling it a couch. :-S
Back later in the day.

always had a settee.

Settee in our house.

Parents also had a settee except for when they had a 'Put-U-Up' and I think that's what they called it too.


Gwyn

Always a sofa in our house. Never called it a couch either. Do you think it is a north/south thing?

Kath. x

So who is north and who is south? I am the north (originally)

We have a settee and come from london although now live in Kent. I remember my family best sitting room where mum had the GOOD furniture and we only used it at Christmas!! They had a 3 piece suite and it was known as the 2 armchairs and the sofa. We werent allowed in the best room without supervision.

I'm from the north. We also had a front room which was also only used at Christmas (or when someone "important" visited). It had a 3 piece suite (two armchairs and a 2 seater sofa).

Kath. x

l'm from the south and l call it a sofa, Vic is also from the south and he calls it a settee:o))

jude

Good one Jean...lol

Have you never heard of a " Couch Potato?"

Taste's smashing , boiled with a bit of mint added........LOL


or even couch grass.......???

Bob

Maybe it all depends on the salesperson who sells it and what he or she calls it!!

Kath. x

From the south and I say 'sofa', although, at the moment, I'm sat on a chaise longue :-)

Mum used to light the fire in the best room.known as the front room , Christmas morning & again Boxing morning and we were allowed in there till dinner was ready . After dinner mum and dad would join in too. It was big room with high ceiling so you roasted your legs near the fire and shivered with the cold draught at your back.

Mum would say she had one room she could show visitors into when needed during the year, But we were a big family and had the big family kitchen that was used as the family room on a day today basis.
We felt very privileged to use the front room in our new clothes and slippers bought for Christmas

My mum also had a ''best'' front room ..which she had a three piece suite and a lovely panio , we only used that room at christmas or if anyone came to visit us . the back room she had a table and chairs two arm chairs and a couch lol ... mum was from the north of england but my dad also used to call it a couch as well and he was from London .
Me i call it a settee :-) :-)
Hazelx

I am from the south and we call it a settee.

WOULD SAY --SETTEE-OR CHESTERFIELD?? SORRY

im from the north east and its a settee, somtimes i say sofa, when litleman is jumping on it n hes been asked to get down lol,

never a couch

We had a front room which was used on Sundays and Christmas and for me to practice piano. There were two massive leather chairs and no settee. The vicar went in there if he called, but the last one that came here sat in the kitchen with us for a cup of tea.
Doesnt seem to be any rhyme or reason for use of any of the three words. Bed settee was our name for a Put-u-up. Surprising the differences.

Was Put-U-up a trade name?

Barbara
Looks like it was...

Go to Google images and just type in the name.


Gwyn

I am a couch potato originally from up North who sits on a settee down South.

Vera