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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
serviette, napkin (nn.)
 
 
The British have for many years considered serviette, for “table napkin,” a non-U class mark, and many Canadians consider it Vulgar, as does the Oxford English Dictionary. Americans don’t use the term at all. See U, NON-U.  1
 
 
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