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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Is it the 'ette' ending that you have a problem with?
Only you have previously complained about 'serviette'
(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:14, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
What a twette

(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:15, Reply)
GAAAARGH
That is the most horrible, horrible word. The sort of word you hear when you're in someone's 'lounge', sat on a 'couch'.
(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:16, Reply)
My old dear always used to say 'kitchenette'

(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:17, Reply)
NO NO NO NO NO

(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:25, Reply)
see below

(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:17, Reply)
We have found Monty's Kryptonite

(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:17, Reply)
That and bathing

(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:19, Reply)
And fiscal responsibility.

(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:21, Reply)
And sobriety

(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:22, Reply)
granted, but what word would you use instead of "serviette"?
Isn't it a specific term for a small napkin made of paper?
(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:44, Reply)
I assume the Boyce family have monogrammed napkins, negating the need for serviettes.

(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:47, Reply)
Presumably even if he can avoid encountering them
he must accept the need for a word for them. If only to warn his children about them?
(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:57, Reply)
'Paper napkin' of course.
FFS it's not hard.
(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 14:58, Reply)
I was brought up to believe that a napkin is specifically larger than a serviette
ignoring the issue of material of construction. You uncouth oik.
(, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 15:02, Reply)

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