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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
cupboard, cabinet, closet , shelf
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00 I wonder if cabinet is American English for cupboard in UK English 02 p
01 p00 I would call the following cabinets and the counter in the middle an island. 02 p
01 p00 What would you call the following, Shelf? The owner calls it cupboard. Do Americans call it cabinet/closet? To me, a closet is usually hidden in a small room (walk-in closet) or recessed into a wall (built in) 02 p
01 p00 I find it hard to differentiate between cupboard, cabinet, closet and shelf. 02 p
01 p00 Thanks in advance! 02 p
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0 In the first image, these are kitchen cabinets containing cupboards, with a peninsular work-surface that has cupboards below. 02 br 00 A shelf is a board on which items are stacked. Books are housed on bookshelves.
- 0 In the first image, these are kitchen cabinets containing cupboards, with a peninsular work-surface that has cupboards below.
- 02 br 00 A shelf is a board on which items are stacked.
- Books are housed on bookshelves.
- 02 br 02 br 00 A cabinet is technically 01 b 00 1 02 b 00 a cupboard with drawers or shelves for storing or displaying articles.
- 01 b 00 2 02 b 00 a wooden box or piece of furniture housing a radio, television, or speaker.
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0 In the first image, these are kitchen cabinets containing cupboards, with a peninsular work-surface that has cupboards below. An island work surface is completely detached and standing on its own. 02 br
00 The second shows a cupboard. 02 br
00 A closet is generally a small enclosed room. 02 br
00 A shelf is a board on which items are stacked. Books are housed on book
00 The second shows a cupboard. 02 br
00 A closet is generally a small enclosed room. 02 br
00 A shelf is a board on which items are stacked. Books are housed on book
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0 The American answer is that those are cabinets, and the island has cabinets under it. 02 br
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00 As for the second piece of furniture, it's not a common one here, so what people will call it will vary. An 01 i 00 enclosed bookshelf 02 i 00 is one possibility, or possibly a cubboard. 02 br
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00 I believe Nona said recently that in the UK,
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00 As for the second piece of furniture, it's not a common one here, so what people will call it will vary. An 01 i 00 enclosed bookshelf 02 i 00 is one possibility, or possibly a cubboard. 02 br
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00 I believe Nona said recently that in the UK,
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0 I'm sorry but I still don't see concrete discriminant features that set cupboards apart from cabinets, functionally or structurally. I should have made my questions clearer. Both pieces of furniture have shelves and drawers. One thing I've observed is that cabinets are built in and the cupboard in the second image is not.Is that the only discriminant feature? 02 br
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0 A cupboard is one form of cabinet, 00 a piece of furniture with shelves, cupboards, or drawers, which is used for storing or showing things. A display cabinet will have glass doors and sometimes glass walls and shelves as well; a medicine cabinet is used in a bathroom and often has a mirror front; kitchen cabinets can contain shelves, cupboards or drawers. 02 br
00 Cabinets do not
00 Cabinets do not
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0 A cupboard is one form of cabinet, 01 i 00 a piece of furniture with shelves, cupboards, or drawers, which is used for storing or showing things 02 i 02 br
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00 Feebs, what's the italicized phrase describing, a cabinet or a cupboard? 0-
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00 Feebs, what's the italicized phrase describing, a cabinet or a cupboard? 0-
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0 A cabinet. 02 br
00 Personally I think you can become too tangled up in trying to find a precise meaning in this situation. There are so many ways in which items of furniture are identified. 02 br
00 However, basically a cupboard is a piece of furniture with a door or doors, sometimes with shelves and sometimes without, sometimes small and sometimes tall, in which are kept
00 Personally I think you can become too tangled up in trying to find a precise meaning in this situation. There are so many ways in which items of furniture are identified. 02 br
00 However, basically a cupboard is a piece of furniture with a door or doors, sometimes with shelves and sometimes without, sometimes small and sometimes tall, in which are kept
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0 You're right. I'm really confused. I guess this is one of those 02 br
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00 things you have to learn from experience. 02 br
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In the US, attached kitchen storage with doors as shown in the slcc.edu photo are usually referred to as cabinets. You are correct in calling the counter in the middle an island. The kandaworkshop.com piece, because it is not attached to the walls, is considered by most to be a cupboard, an older term dating back to times when kitchen furnishings were minimal and not built-in. Open storage (no do
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