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I can't decide whether to use the term cutlery (mainly UK) or silverware (mainly US). They're both inaccurate, especially when asking for plastic/disposable ver
by mikelward 6y ago
I can't decide whether to use the term cutlery (mainly UK) or silverware (mainly US). They're both inaccurate, especially when asking for plastic/disposable versions.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agohttps://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2008/09/stemware-and-other-wares.html https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2008/09/stem...
- bigbubba 6y ago'Utensils' seems accurate, although imprecise.
- Izkata 6y agoThis is actually the one I've always jumped to (in the US). "Silverware" and "cutlery" have always had a fancy restaurant vibe, rather than a be a word for an everyday object.
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoIf it includes a knife then "cutlery" seems accurate? Sometimes I'll just make a compound of the items "spoons-and-forks" (when it's pasta for tea [tea meaning evening meal where I come from]).