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| 990.1 | | SSDEVO::EGGERS | Anybody can fly with an engine. | Tue Jul 14 1992 08:59 | 1 |
| In the US, the term is "placemat".
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| 990.2 | placemat ok, but dishmat? | VOGON::JOHNSTON | | Sat Jul 18 1992 04:43 | 8 |
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I would normally call it a tablemat, but placemat is common in the UK too. I
don't ever remember hearing 'dishmat'.
The derivation I don't understand is the small item you put under a cup: in
the UK, that's called a 'coaster'.
Ian
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| 990.3 | | CFSCTC::SMITH | Tom Smith AKO1-3/H4 dtn 244-7079 | Sat Jul 18 1992 09:17 | 11 |
| In the U.S., the china dish that goes under a china cup is a "saucer".
The derivation must have something to do with "sauce", but beyond that
it's a mystery to me.
A "coaster" is what goes under a (typically wet) glass, such as the
thing that the barkeep puts under your beer mug. It can also be cork,
metal, plastic, or other materials besides cardboard, but not usually
china. I can only guess that the name derives from its frisbee-like
properties.
Tom
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| 990.4 | | IEDUX::jon | No, she went of her own accord | Thu Jul 23 1992 08:05 | 15 |
| Re .3,
> A "coaster" is what goes under a (typically wet) glass, such as the
> thing that the barkeep puts under your beer mug. It can also be cork,
> metal, plastic, or other materials besides cardboard, but not usually
> china.
I would call that a beermat if it was made out of cardboard and a
coaster if it was made from some more durable material. I'd use the
word beermat regardless of whether the drink on it at the time was
actually wine, water, a cocktail or whatever.
I guess this is fairly standard UK usage.
Jon
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