Talk:Cupboard

Where is cupboard pronounced 'KUHV-erd'? Here it's pronounced something like 'Kub-ad'.--88.110.248.34 01:38, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Dictionary.com says it's pronounced 'kuhb-erd', not 'KUHV-erd' as this says. And where exactly has someone got it from that the etymology is related to covered, as it says at the bottom of the page?--88.110.248.34 01:45, 11 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't believe that it's ever pronounced like that. I've never heard this, nor have I heard or read about it.  Neither the Cambridge Dictionary nor the American Heritage Dictionary list this.  Therefore I've removed this "varient". Jimp 23:43, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Unclear
"As the name suggests, this piece of furniture was originally covered"

How does the name "cupboard" suggest it was originally covered, unless it is truly pronounced as such. I've always heard it pronounced "cubberd". The name itself suggests that it was once a board for cups.

I can explain this...the alternative pronounciation is new, it is the one being presistently championed by the young activist T Moody; many people are aware of this. Ref simplifications in the English language popularized by Webster.82.26.90.110 00:20, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Reverted edit by OhNoPeedyPeebles
Hi OhNoPeedyPeebles,

I assume you had good reasons to revert the page to a version which restates the "covered" etymology and gives a pronunciation which is not accepted as correct by any authority I can find. Please explain your reasoning before reverting again.

Regards, Slashme 09:22, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

G'day Slash: I liked the miasma bit, which you also removed. The 'covered' idea is plainly cranky!

With all good wishes, --OhNoPeedyPeebles 16:23, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

OK, no problem then. I found the use of "miasma" to be a bit pretentious, but I don't really care either way about that. --Slashme 11:00, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Relate to Curio
Suggestions: a) Define what a China Cabinet is, even if obvious: a cabinet to hold China. But it's more: I use the term to mean curio, i.e. a windowed cupboard used to store anything, which can be free-standing or built into a wall.  (BTW, must a curio be free-standing.) b) Is China Cabinet a type of curio, in which case it should appear in that article instead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by HaroldHelson (talk • contribs) 15:29, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Picture on its side
Why is the picture on its side? 80.98.146.68 (talk) 10:49, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Corner cupboard
Could someone add info about corner cupboards. Jim Derby (talk) 15:45, 7 March 2014 (UTC)