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Which word do you use?

Growing up, we used to say settee, but at some point, we switched to sofa. I'm a Londoner, but my mum was from the Midlands, so I think that was a regional thing we got from her.

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[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Sofa/couch are regional in the US. Someone probably made a map of it.