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Originally Posted by gmw
To my mind a sofa is a very soft (lots of cushioning) two-seater. A couch is a large quite hard seat (like a bench with a bit of upholstery stapled to it), while a lounge is a more luxurious version of a couch. When I grew up with had a couch and only fussy older (female) relatives had sofas ... I don't remember using "lounge" as a piece of furniture back then, not sure if that's because it wasn't in common use or if I just didn't know anyone that had one.
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I grew up calling the full-sized three-seater, fully padded, a couch. I later heard people call it a sofa. The two-seater we called a loveseat, but isn't that one of those things that keeps two people separated? Lounge meant a verb, a room and a piece of furniture, and I suspect it's responsible for the common misspelling of chaise longue.