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От : Ardith Hinton 1:153/716 30 ноя 25 23:46:11
К : Alexander Koryagin 30 ноя 25 11:06:01
Тема : to draw
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Hi, Alexander! Recently you wrote in a message to All:
AK> An interesting verb is "to draw"! My dictionary says about
AK> 86 meanings of it.
I understand the problem. I also note with interest that you`ve
read stories about Amelia Bedelia, who got confused when told to "draw a
bath".
AK> It is interesting for me which meaning the Englishmen imply
AK> when they say "drawing-room"? ;-)
If you include the hyphen, as 2/3 of my favourite sources do,
you may find it listed in a separate entry a bit further down the
page.
While I`m told there are "drawing-rooms" in Buckingham Palace I
guess the audience here is of more modest means. You may see such a
room referred to as a "parlour" in writings from +/- a century ago
where it was a formal room in which people entertained the rector of the
local parish when he paid his annual visit. For most of us it`s simply
a room where people relax & entertain guests
... as Mike says. Close friends & family might gather around the
kitchen table or in another less formal area when the residents can provide
the space needed. When they can`t, I think most Canadians would probably
say "living room".
IIRC some older ex-Brit friends of ours often referred to such a
room as a "sitting room"... but this usage appears to be fairly rare
Over Here. :-)
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
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