tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post3477955750850450294..comments2024-03-27T17:45:11.598+02:00Comments on Roses and Rust: Monday Musings - Couch, sofa, settee - what's in a nameSharon Lee Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08392930272028406164noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-57879539958381139952014-12-19T01:26:16.974+02:002014-12-19T01:26:16.974+02:00I think it might relate to the origin of the word....I think it might relate to the origin of the word. All are of different origin. Sofa is from Turkish, couch is from French while settee may be of Indian origin, possibly a corruption of settle. In Australia, the first two terms are commonly used regionally. When I married, my husband referred to it as a sofa and I referred to it as a couch. My three year daughter referred to it as a "cofa".Maryhttp://www.jasna.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-71948684322987993412012-10-27T16:35:16.053+02:002012-10-27T16:35:16.053+02:00Very intersting! I need a fainting couch, STAT!!
...Very intersting! I need a fainting couch, STAT!!<br /><br />When we were growing up, my mom always called it a "sofa". She was from New Orleans with an Irish momma. When my friends referred to their sofa as a "couch" I always thought it rhymed with "slouch" and wasn't nearly as sophisticated as our Ethan Allen winged version (it was a monster).<br /><br />Now, middle aged, I dream of Restoration Hardware's HUGE SOHO TUFTED version, which is more like a double bed meets sofa/couch/settee/divan!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-74114705004074120442012-10-09T03:38:49.223+02:002012-10-09T03:38:49.223+02:00What a great informative article you have here! W...What a great informative article you have here! Written and explained well! Whether one opts to have a sofa, a couch, or a settee, what matters is they find a furniture piece that completes one's living room! :)Leather Sofas Online Solutionshttp://www.leathersofasonline.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-31686835614173441192012-09-14T17:39:34.903+02:002012-09-14T17:39:34.903+02:00Loving the sofa which is outside. The garden look...Loving the sofa which is outside. The garden looks beautiful. xx'sSplenderosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421992667097947469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-37075296704723651982012-09-12T19:16:58.069+02:002012-09-12T19:16:58.069+02:00Sharon I love this post. I was raised in the midw...Sharon I love this post. I was raised in the midwest and everyone called it a couch! I have lived in California for over 35 years and one wouldn't dare call a sofa a couch! There is definately some regionalism involved! Too funny!cindy hattersley designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147135323683353754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-8307278175288329252012-09-11T09:24:22.836+02:002012-09-11T09:24:22.836+02:00Une très belle source d'inspiration tous ces c...Une très belle source d'inspiration tous ces canapés si joliment mis en scène ... Bonne journée :) célinehttp://keryeta.blogspot.fr/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-46782120614536410362012-09-11T01:27:50.380+02:002012-09-11T01:27:50.380+02:00Sharon this post is fun...I suppose it hasn't ...Sharon this post is fun...I suppose it hasn't cleared anything up though! Ha! <br />I always think of a settee as smaller in size; usually with legs and back, probably antique.<br />Otherwise it is a sofa.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-66685298019260078232012-09-10T23:29:24.033+02:002012-09-10T23:29:24.033+02:00OMG too funny! Love the pics as usual:) we had a...OMG too funny! Love the pics as usual:) we had a mover who called it a "coach"! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983366767337362391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-23003923250174536572012-09-10T22:25:09.525+02:002012-09-10T22:25:09.525+02:00In Britain the upper middle class and upwards use ...In Britain the upper middle class and upwards use the term 'sofa' - always. The term 'couch' is used by the middle middles, lower middles and the working class and considered VERY common! A 'settee' would be found in a formal drawing room, have a wooden frame and arms and have firm upholstery. Because a sette would be found in home belonging to the upper classes, people from that background are more likely to use the term along with the working class who worked as servants in their homes. Even today whether one says 'couch' or 'sofa' immediately reveals the background of a person in Britain along with other class revealing terms such as 'lounge' or 'sitting room', 'toilet' or 'loo', 'tea' or 'dinner' etc. There are however, many terms that are used by both the upper classes and the working class but the middle middle and lower middle classes in an attempt to separate themselves from the working class background that many came from started to use their own terms - 'serviette' instead of 'napkin' is an example of this along with 'gateaux' rather than 'cake'. And whatever you do - never make the mistake that the Duchess of Cambridge's (Kate Middleton) mother made when she met the Queen for the first time ..... She greeted the Queen by saying the dreadful 'Pleased to meet you' - it's always 'How do you do?'!! LOL! Christina.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346085861778160371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-6413181849069704972012-09-10T16:17:40.760+02:002012-09-10T16:17:40.760+02:00Great post! I was corrected by a designer friend w...Great post! I was corrected by a designer friend when I had used the term couch....I was told in a very snobby way, it is a sofa! I will have to send her your post. Thanks!Julie Taylor and Danni Greenwalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654179547882975006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-68361224702923101152012-09-10T14:02:45.099+02:002012-09-10T14:02:45.099+02:00Wonderful post!! No wonder its so hard to communi...Wonderful post!! No wonder its so hard to communicate with so many names for the same thing!! Too fun!! xo LeslieSegreto Secretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139237850631973531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-35142770790359454562012-09-10T08:05:50.092+02:002012-09-10T08:05:50.092+02:00Love this post......and to make things more compli...Love this post......and to make things more complicated it is called a canape here in France which in English is something you eat.....<br /><br />Leeann x Fabulously Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07188064656616598471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-16528668095201155972012-09-10T07:29:56.205+02:002012-09-10T07:29:56.205+02:00hahaha. i really loved reading your definitions. b...hahaha. i really loved reading your definitions. but they are all the same to me.XDfayehttp://www.okay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-14328734002270984582012-09-10T04:50:39.880+02:002012-09-10T04:50:39.880+02:00Ha ha, now I'm really confused! I usually cal...Ha ha, now I'm really confused! I usually call it a sofa. I'll use settee for antique ones. But some designers call those benches. Oh, well. Someone needs to set us straight!<br />xo<br />LoiWoodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-1409899247521743002012-09-10T03:45:12.722+02:002012-09-10T03:45:12.722+02:00Love this post Sharon, especially the last part LO...Love this post Sharon, especially the last part LOL! For the record I say couch :)ℳartina @ Northern Nestinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492503626430263274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-80893898694877928382012-09-10T01:01:17.774+02:002012-09-10T01:01:17.774+02:00In Australia we call it a Lounge and it goes in th...In Australia we call it a Lounge and it goes in the Lounge Room (Living Room)or the Family Room.The Vintage Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905576525653700066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-7497988837573857342012-09-10T00:10:46.008+02:002012-09-10T00:10:46.008+02:00Totally brilliant post! One of the beat I've r...Totally brilliant post! One of the beat I've read all year.<br />Oh, and you forgot "chesterfield".Priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06608220774640074166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134826733437250835.post-74735151200385389282012-09-09T21:55:31.381+02:002012-09-09T21:55:31.381+02:00What a great post!! Clever and interesting. I call...What a great post!! Clever and interesting. I call if a sofa but I think my kids refer to it as a couch and noone refers to it as a settee...funny. All I know is that all the ones you featured above are spectacular!!The enchanted homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417949320717832732noreply@blogger.com