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TrendyNannie6 Wed 12-Feb-20 21:11:09

What do you call it. For me it’s always the sofa

Kittye Thu 13-Feb-20 16:24:53

Sofa here, used to say settee. Couch sounds old fashioned

pollyperkins Thu 13-Feb-20 16:28:46

I grew up with a couch in the lounge. I once heard someone say a lounge sounds like a pub and that you are always lounging. Sitting room sounds too grand so I tend to say living room now as it sounds neutral. And I say sofa now. Settee sounds a bit posh and affected to me and couch a bit common (apologies, don’t want to offend anyone.) but DiL says couch in lounge so say that there!!

Artdecogran Thu 13-Feb-20 16:32:38

Don’t have one! Just chairs.

threexnanny Thu 13-Feb-20 17:39:49

I haven't heard the word couch used in UK for anything other than doctors' couch, but it is quite widely used in USA.
'Lounge' reminds me of hotels and airports.

Sofa or settee in the sitting room here.

Ngaio1 Thu 13-Feb-20 17:51:55

Sofa. Couch seems to be what the Australians have in their "lounge room!" I was taught that lounges were only to be found in an hotel or at an airport.

Callistemon Thu 13-Feb-20 18:19:14

Australians have lounges to sit on in their open plan living rooms.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 13-Feb-20 18:30:40

I am currently lounging on my sofa in the sitting room.

GrandmaMoira Thu 13-Feb-20 18:37:55

Setter or sofa. I would never use couch.

anniezzz09 Thu 13-Feb-20 18:39:40

Sofa. Isn't couch American?

Grandmaof2 Thu 13-Feb-20 18:44:21

Years ago I used to say settee nowadays its sofa

MamaCaz Thu 13-Feb-20 18:48:19

Sofa and settee used here.

I've never used couch myself, but don't have anything against its use.
I had imagined that it came from the French verb coucher', but a quick check on WordReference shows that the Fench noun ^couche is sometimes used to mean 'bed'.

To me, either of those roots seems likely, and as my OH spends half his time lying on this piece of furniture, I think we should start calling ours the couch from now on! smile

Mapleleaf Thu 13-Feb-20 18:48:36

I tend to say settee, but sometimes say sofa.
It's in the lounge.

MissAdventure Thu 13-Feb-20 18:49:35

I enjoy using words that are more unusual.
Couch and front room (and I haven't even got a back room)

MamaCaz Thu 13-Feb-20 18:50:20

Once again, I have somehow pressed the wrong button and posted before editing. Grrr!

kathsue Thu 13-Feb-20 19:04:39

Used to say settee but recently bought two sofas from 'Sofology'. They'll be in the front room.
When my DD set up home she still called her sitting room/ lounge the front room even though it was at the back of the house.confused

SalsaQueen Thu 13-Feb-20 19:22:00

Settee. I've got 2 of them, in my front room. I can't understand anyone being "posh" about things.

MissAdventure Thu 13-Feb-20 19:25:09

These threads can sometimes turn to words like "common" and "snob" being used.

I can never imagine my parents saying sofa. smile

Callistemon Thu 13-Feb-20 19:26:17

Couch and front room (and I haven't even got a back room)
Our front room's at the back.

MissAdventure Thu 13-Feb-20 19:30:27

Well, that's called the back room round these parts.

Callistemon Thu 13-Feb-20 19:57:00

but I haven't got a front room grin

Callistemon Thu 13-Feb-20 19:57:11

just a back to front house.

MissAdventure Thu 13-Feb-20 20:20:39

Ah, I see. I think. smile

grannypiper Thu 13-Feb-20 20:23:13

My lovely comfy sofa's are in the livingroom

Callistemon Thu 13-Feb-20 20:27:03

well, the front door is at the front grin

Ninarosa Thu 13-Feb-20 20:36:58

Staying true to my Yorkshire mining family roots and saying settee and living room, although I have moved on from having three legs and a house brick under the settee, as my poor old Mam tolerated for years.