# Is flatware/cutlery another of those US/non-US terminology things?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 2, 2005, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flatware-cutlery-another-of-those-us-non-us-terminology-things/329052 "2005-11-02T05:34:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flatware-cutlery-another-of-those-us-non-us-terminology-things/329052/21 "2005-11-03T04:17:06Z")

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> [@uglybeech](#):
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> > Originally Posted by **Askance**  
> > Yep. Only ever heard seppos refer to cluttery as flatware.
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> Uh, actually I think silverware is by the far most common term (at least up here in the Northeast) - even when referring to everyday utensils.

I wasn’t saying “Americans only ever call cutlery flatware”. I was saying “only Americans ever call cutlery flatware”.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flatware-cutlery-another-of-those-us-non-us-terminology-things/329052/22 "2005-11-03T04:20:13Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> “seppos”? what or who is a “seppo”?

The Marx Brother they don’t talk about.

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**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flatware-cutlery-another-of-those-us-non-us-terminology-things/329052/23 "2005-11-03T05:47:15Z")

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> [@Askance](#):
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> I wasn’t saying “Americans only ever call cutlery flatware”. I was saying “only Americans ever call cutlery flatware”.

Ah. Misread. Sorry.

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