Sunday, April 28, 2013

Sofa, Couch or What?



S.J.D., of Belleville posed this question to The Answer Man:
Q. Why do we have two very different names for a couch/sofa? When you look on craigslist, they are used interchangeably. Is there a difference?

Interesting article about the history of the name!

I have some further input on the question. My husband used to call the sofa a couch or davano until I corrected him Now he's pretty good at just using sofa for the multiple seat thing in the den or living room, usually taken by the dog.


Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/2013/04/23/2589275/answer-man-have-a-seat-on-the.html#storylink=cpy

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