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Old 06-10-2010, 11:08 AM   #31
Sundae
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
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Sofa (John Betjeman taught me not to say settee)
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And yes, a duvet goes on the bed, in a duvet cover.
But quilt is often used to mean the same.
And in most places, duvet is pronounced DOO-vay. Although I did know a lad from the West Country who called it a JEW-vay. But then he said tuth-brush as well.
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