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Native Brit too - I think it's more of an "industry" term, across food service companies, whereas is in general use in the States. Might be an Americanism thoug
by wastedhours 8y ago
Native Brit too - I think it's more of an "industry" term, across food service companies, whereas is in general use in the States. Might be an Americanism though, but have heard it pretty commonly here when in food prep circles.
- jrochkind1 8y agoWhat do you call it in the UK? In the U.S., "silverware" is probably even more common (is that what you say in the UK?), but HN readers probably tend to be the type reluctant to use such an obviously wrong term, since the knives, forks, and spoons included in the category are only in very rare cases actually made of silver. :) "Flatware" is more technical/industry, and the next most common if you don't like "silverware"; plus the general "cooking show" trend of everyone wanting to use industry terms to seem like food industry insiders.
- sefrost 8y agoKnives, forks and spoons are called cutlery.
- jgtrosh 8y agoSounds much less hardwarey
- jrochkind1 8y agooh right cutlery! Okay, i'm gonna try to switch to that, I like it. "silverware" is probably the most popular in the US in general.
- gcb0 8y agoas a non native speaker, I feel extremely uneasy every time I get myself saying "I'd like some silverware" in a fast food joint.