And if memory serves me, my grandparents who lived in Ohio called a couch a davenport and where that comes from is beyond me.
On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Victor Gouveia wrote: > Hi Tune Collector, > > In terms of a sedan, it is a car with four doors or more, likewise, > a coupe > has only two doors to it. > > Just for FYI, a hatchback is a car with two or four doors, but with > a door > that opens up in the rear of the car, either up, like a dove's wing, > or out, > like a regular door. > > Most mini-vans these days have an open dove's wing type door in the > back, > similar to a hatchback, just to give you an idea of what a hatchback > door > looks like. > > IN terms of a sofa, couch, settee and such, a lot depends on where > you live. > > Each of those are types of couches you can buy. > > Just like a Chesterfield, or a lay-Z-Boy, it all has to do with the > way > they're made, and the country you live in. > > Some couches are available in various parts of the world, like a > sofa is > mainly European, and a settee is mainly French, and again, it has to > do with > the way they're made in those countries. > > That's not to say you can't get these in North America, you just end > up > paying through the nose to get them. > > I guess it's the price of being chic. > > Victor Gouveia > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
