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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Dish VS plate

What is the difference between 'dish' and 'plate'?
  

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In my neck of the woods, a plate is a largish, flat dish-- usually the main dish for the meal. Dishes are pretty much everything, vide: I'll wash the dishes tonight.

  • In my neck of the woods, a plate is a largish, flat dish-- usually the main dish for the meal.
  • Dishes are pretty much everything, vide: I'll wash the dishes tonight.
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In my neck of the woods, a plate is a largish, flat dish-- usually the main dish for the meal. Dishes are pretty much everything, vide: I'll wash the dishes tonight.
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Is 'bowl' a type of dish too?
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Yes, plates, platters, bowls, saucers, cups and glasses are all dishes when you wash them, though cups and glasses may not be in other circumstances, I suspect.

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