"Dawn McKnight" <blu### [at] maccom> wrote in message
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>
> Actually, it should be a wardrobe.
>
> Admitedly, I'm not English, but it's my impression that a wardrobe is a
> sort of a closet which isn't built into a house, while a cupboard is a
> place to put your cups, which is attatched to the wall.

Hmm, sort of..

A cupboard is fairly generic, but a wardrobe is a specific instance of cupboard
used for clothes. A dresser, which is the thing you describe for holding cups,
can also be referred to as a cupboard, but only if it's the type with doors
(either in front of the cups or as in a Welsh dresser).

From encarta:

Wardrobe: a large movable or built-in cupboard with rails, shelves, hooks, etc.,
for storing clothes.
Cupboard: a recess or piece of furniture with a door and (usu.) shelves, in
which things are stored.
Dresser: 1 a kitchen sideboard with shelves above for displaying plates etc. 2
US a dressing-table or chest of drawers.

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