table or desk ?

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Anonymous  #213512  Sat, 08 Apr 06 12:31 PM

Can you please tell me what is the difference between a table and a desk ? Thank you.

  
nona the brit  #213525  Sat, 08 Apr 06 02:15 PM

A desk is a type of table that you use to do office or school work on. It often has drawers attached to it for storage. You can also have a computer desk. Basically, a desk is for working at.

A table is not usually used for working at (although you might have to if you don't have a desk, for example, a child may do their homework sitting at a kitchen table but that doesn't make it a desk~). Some types of table: dining table, kitchen table, side table, coffee table, occassional table, trestle table etc.

  
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