Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/04/07/dialect-couch-teaches-you-12-d.html
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Oh, dialect coach.
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yeah, I was totally disappointed when I clicked through…
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sofa, divan, settee, love seat, chesterfield, daybed, davenport, studio couch
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I often look to couches to teach me many things.
Also…that has to be one of the most unflattering opening frame’s ever. man-alive someone correct that for her!!!
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No, no. That’s a derelict couch. Totally different thing!
(D’ya think Mark will catch on and fix the headline? One hopes not…)
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I love all of you magnificent people who have turned this into something far better than I had ever dreamed.
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Divan, settee, chesterfield, and davenport are all very old-school.
Dialect, plus language variation across age groups.
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I was expecting a show where someone sits on a couch and talks about dialects.
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I wasn’t sure of what to expect before reading, but the actual story was less interesting than all of the things I imagined.
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Dialects depend on how the lips move.
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It’s a sleeping dictionary!
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YouTube is b0rked for me right now, but I’ll watch later.
The phrase “transatlantic accent” is a big red flag for me, though. It’s an acquired, theatrical accent, and it really hasn’t been a thing since Cary Grant.
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Chesterfield is not at all unusual up here, although it may be older (my) generation. It was definitely the normal thing to call a sofa when I was a young man, and it is still easily understood even now.
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I’m just gonna sit here quietly and listen to the cushions.
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I’m familiar with all those terms, but haven’t heard any of them in at least 20 years. So, if someone mentions a settee, divan, chesterfield, or davenport, I’ll understand what they’re saying, but it’s not a word I would use out of all the words available to me. Someone Millennial or younger wouldn’t have a clue.
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I’m convinced I would have been more into sports if we had had Basketball couches. Still. Love the accents.
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Difference in dialects, I think. I don’t lose younger people hereabouts if I use the term, although they’re not so likely to use it themselves.
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