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mormel20
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Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 10:38 PM

I was thinking about my Great Grandfather.  He never said "sofa" or "couch", he called it a "settee".  People never say settee now.  What are some other old fashioned words that you heard in the past?  

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Desertdi
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Re: Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 10:47 PM

"Ice box" comes to mind...

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deepwaterdotter
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Re: Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 10:49 PM

Davenport and icebox.

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Desertdi
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Re: Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 10:54 PM

CELLAR (for basement)

 

SPIGOT (for faucet)

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Desertdi
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Re: Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 10:59 PM

GUTTER (for street curb)

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Pong3
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Re: Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 11:04 PM

@mormel20 I had not heard of settee.

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Desertdi
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Re: Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 11:05 PM

BETSY (for automobile)

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SurferWife
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Re: Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 11:15 PM

@Desertdi wrote:

"Ice box" comes to mind...

 

I still say that to this day.

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Desertdi
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Re: Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 11:24 PM

@SurferWife 

 

So do I....         di

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Re: Old fashioned words

‎10-28-2024 11:32 PM

@mormel20  Dungarees. That's what we called jeans when I was very young.

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