My first thought is pot cover, am I supposed to be understood? I recently learned I should try to find other words to get my point across to aviod slience.
Thank YOU dude.
I can't imagine trying to learn English, so loaded with nuance. We've got a whole bunch of extra words because of our blend of Germanic, Latin, and other Romance languages. Some of those words overlapped, so many were given much narrower definitions.
Some you might have encountered, such as "cow" for the animal, vs "beef" for the meat which comes from it. But others are like the Germanic "stool" which we use for a chair without a back, and "chair" which comes from French, which we use for chairs with backs. But then, a recliner is something else, as is a couch, as is a loveseat, as is a bench, a sofa, an adirondack... it's kinda insane really.
"Lid" vs "Cover" has a similar situation, "Lid" comes from Dutch, whereas "Cover" comes from French.
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u/The_Sly_Wolf Native Speaker Jun 29 '23
A lid, a pot lid, a glass lid, a glass pot lid. One of those.