Sofa or couch

[nmbrown863]

We call it a couch.

[pectacon]

I favor couch but I have used them interchangeably. Is it a regional thing?

[calendria]

 

Must be a regional linguistic pattern because I found another one:


Bureau or Chest of Drawers?

bureau
[ˈbyo͝orō]

NOUN
bureaus (plural noun)


N America
a chest of drawers.
synonyms:
cabinet · cupboard · chiffonier · sideboard
British
a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downward to form a writing surface.

[hawkeye3210]

I usually refer to it as a couch, but I have heard some older generations refer to it as a davenport. I hear sofa occasionally.

[arobinson1331]

i've always called it a couch. Honestly, I dont know if Ive ever heard anyone say sofa lol. Maybe in movies or something?

[ghunter]

I have always called it a couch, but sometimes I said sofa, don't know why.

[plennis]

I call it a couch (what my mom called it). My husband calls it a sofa (what his mom called it). Both of my kids call it a couch. My cat just calls it "Mine." 

   HAHAHAHAHA

We call it couch at my house.  My daughter is an interior designer and calls them couch.  Occasionally she will call it a sofa, but that is usually because that is what the client is calling it.

[killers2]

Always been couch for me.  We don't say sofa.

[cateyes1]

I have always called it a couch

[judylucas]

It is a couch at my house and all of me have had arms

[pstovall]

I grew up in Middle Tennessee, and it's always been a sofa to me! However, I, too, assumed that the two were interchangeable.  Probably, most everyone would know what you were talking about if you used either!

[king4cash]

I would not prefer couch now, but in the past they were called setee....

[mardukblood2009]

We have always called it a couch at my house. I think my grandmother use to call it a sofa if I am not wrong.

[vp44]

I call what I have a sectional.

[kleenex40]

I have always said cough,didnt know the difference between couch and a sofa entil i was in my twenties