Cup board
Boy: Where do you put plates and cups?
Mom: In a cupboard.
Boy: A cupboard.
Mom: Yes, a cup board. You see, this is a plate and this is a cup.
Boy: I understand, a cup board, a cupboard.
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What does "cup board" mean?
Does it mean "cupboard" or something else?
Thank you
Top answer
"cup board" is the literal origin of the word "cupboard", but in modern English we never say "cup board" (and in fact we hardly think of the literal meaning at all). Mom is deliberately saying "cup board" to explain the literal origin to the boy.
- "cup board" is the literal origin of the word "cupboard", but in modern English we never say "cup board" (and in fact we hardly think of the literal meaning at all).
- Mom is deliberately saying "cup board" to explain the literal origin to the boy.
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"cup board" is the literal origin of the word "cupboard", but in modern English we never say "cup board" (and in fact we hardly think of the literal meaning at all). Mom is deliberately saying "cup board" to explain the literal origin to the boy.
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