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    How did the "living room" in a house come to be named?

    Question #99139. Asked by star_gazer. (Sep 03 08 7:59 PM)


    BRY2K

    		Put succinctly, in modern homes and apartments, the living room has replaced the old fashioned parlor. In the 19th century, the parlor was the room in the house where the recently deceased were laid out before their funeral. This became the more affirmative term "living room" in the 20th century.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_room

    Edward William Bok a Pulitzer Prize winning author is credited with coining the word "living room".

    http://www.powerset.com/explore/semhtml/Edward_W._Bok?query=Bok+made+pallets

    Sep 03 08, 8:09 PM
    zbeckabee

    		Living room "room set up for ordinary social use" is from 1825 (as opposed to bedroom, dining room, etc.).

    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=l&p=9

    Sep 03 08, 9:41 PM

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