http://www.word-detective.com/2012/01/counter/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2012/01/counter/comment-page-1/#comment-32402 Dave Khan Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:38:53 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6349#comment-32402 I believe "countertop" is directly analogous to "tabletop". Just as a table has a top, so has a counter. I believe “countertop” is directly analogous to “tabletop”. Just as a table has a top, so has a counter.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2012/01/counter/comment-page-1/#comment-32292 Mary DeLashmit Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:33:55 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6349#comment-32292 What about the countertop being the top surface of the slab of wood (or whatever) that is on top of the piece of furniture? In the 1960s that would have meant the formica surface ontop of the plywood. With a slab of granite, that would mean the polished surface. That is how I always pictured the difference between the two words. What about the countertop being the top surface of the slab of wood (or whatever) that is on top of the piece of furniture? In the 1960s that would have meant the formica surface ontop of the plywood. With a slab of granite, that would mean the polished surface. That is how I always pictured the difference between the two words.

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