dish and plate

I don't believe that 'interconvert' is applicable to linguistics, floral, since plates don't change into dishes or vice versa. . . but if you mean 'can they be synonymous', the answer is yes, frequently. A plate is often bigger than a dish and smaller than a platter; a dish can also be deeper, because a plate is always flat (as is a platter).

yeah, I think I should write this question right, like "Can dish and plate change each other in use".
Thanks for your help!

No, this is neither grammatical nor sensible I'm afraid (it sounds as though you are asking about rules for use of the actual objects).

How about
'Are the words 'dish' and 'plate' interchangeable?'

Hi MrM and Nona, I had no idea that plates were always flat. At home, we call the ones that we eat soup out of "deep plates", the flat ones also plates (small,medium,large), and for example the one we cook a lasagne in we'll call a "dish" (casserole dish). Are any of these wrong?

I've never heard 'deep plates' used' other than that, those terms sound OK to me. Yes, I guess the cooking container is a 'casserole dish' We have:

soup bowls
dinner plates
saucers and side dishes

I can't seem to locate a very good website, but there is a bit of vocabulary [url="

Got'cha!

A "DISH" IS A WORD USED IN GEN. WHEN REFERING TO ALL ITEMS USED TO EAT FROM. A "PLATE" IS A PLATE, BREAD PLATE, SALAD PLATE, DESERT PLATE. LETS HOPE WE NEVER ASK OUR HOSTESS FOR ANOTHER "DISH" OF TEA. A CUP. A BOWL, A PLATTER. I THINK WE GOT THAT OUT OF THE WAY.LOL ZACK

Thanks for your input, but please do not post in all-caps, Zack. It is the equivalent of shouting.

MM

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In the 18th century you could say 'a dish of tea':

'So hear it then, my Rennie dear,
Nor hear it with a frown;
You cannot make the tea so fast
As I can gulp it down.
I therefore pray thee, Rennie dear,
That thou wilt give to me
With cream and sugar softened well,
Another dish of tea. '

(Samuel Johnson)

MrP