Timeline for What is a "birch rope bed"?
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| Jan 13, 2015 at 13:54 | comment | added | Stephie | Hello Stephanie & welcome. Have you read the help pages on how this site works and what questions are on- or off-topic? (Just a warning with you being a translator and such.) IMHO, ELL is the more "relaxed" site as far as the range of accepted questions is concerned. Still, plain requests for translation are frowned upon here, too. Give us context and show that you did your own research, and we'll be happy to help. Some say the guys over at ELU are rather "harsh" at times, but many users have accounts on both sites. The focus differs a bit between ELL and ELU, but there is also some overlap. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 13:14 | comment | added | Stephanie | Thank you. I am a translator and I needed to know how do a native English speaker understand this expression. It is the first time I use this interesting website... do you think my question was to post in "English language and usage" instead of "English language learner"? I understand that the "birch rope bed" can appear not very interesting!! | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:51 | comment | added | Stephie | Oh how twisted our brains work... This year my daughter's theme in pre-school is "Indians", so we deal with lots ("loads", actually) of things feathery and crafty and nature-y every day. Got me on the wrong track, I suppose. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:18 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:17 | comment | added | user6951 | I guess one can make rope of a sort out of bark. But I'm not sure if that is what birch here refers to. It is probably easier to make a bed frame out of birchwood than to make "birch rope" out of birchbark. But I'm not familiar with the historical usage. Did pioneers go around making rope out of bark? I've not heard of it. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:05 | vote | accept | Stephanie | ||
| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:02 | comment | added | Stephie | Thanks. I've adjusted my answer. More logical for a room advertisement. w.o. context I was thinking along lines of "history" and "native".. VTC as off-topic. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 12:01 | comment | added | user6951 | This question does not appear to be about learning the English language within the scope defined in the help center. As interesting as the question is... | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 11:47 | answer | added | Stephie | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 11:42 | comment | added | Stephanie | Thanks. This is a description of a hotel room: it describes an old-fashioned room with "antique birch rope bed". | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 11:38 | comment | added | CowperKettle | My guess is that a "birch rope bed" is a "rope bed" whose frame uses birch wood as material. A "rope bed" is likely a bed whose mattress is supported by a network of ropes. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 11:36 | comment | added | CowperKettle | Welcome to ELL! What is the context, Stephanie? | |
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| Jan 13, 2015 at 11:32 | history | asked | Stephanie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |