Dinner vs supper vs lunch

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nona the brit

#296616 Thu, 23 Nov 06 09:54 AM

Don't forget your second breakfast as well Big Smile [:D]

nona the brit

Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004

England

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The name says it all.

Anonymous

#339721 Thu, 15 Mar 07 11:17 PM

I am very familiar with elevenses having been raised in a British household. The family would dine at noon and have sup or have supper around 6:00 P.M.

Anonymous

#353593 Sat, 21 Apr 07 02:14 AM

Breakfast is in the morning before noon, lunch in anywhere from 11am to 2pm typically, and supper and "dinner" are interchangable as the terms for the evening formal meal between 5pm and 8pm. It drives me nuts when people tell my son at school that they are having "whatever, whatever" for "dinner" at school. It's called "Lunch". Smile [:)]

Of course this is in the mid-west where they may be very nice people, but really different. Not sure that is a good thing...???

Anonymous

#447486 Wed, 28 Nov 07 05:21 PM

I live in the southern U.S. We generally have breakfast, lunch(sometimes we call it dinner), and supper. From what I understand, supper is considered to be a light meal that is served in the evening. Where as lunch/dinner is served during midday.

Anonymous

#478012 Sun, 17 Feb 08 04:14 PM

When you have you heavier meal midday and a lighter meal in the evening, your midday meal is dinner and your evening meal is supper. That is how this modern girl was raised by her grandmother, a country girl.

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CalifJim

#478037 Sun, 17 Feb 08 05:19 PM

please tell the difference beween dinner, supper and lunch

In the United States, you have breakfast, lunch, and dinner if you live in an urban setting; you have breakfast, dinner, and supper if you live in a rural setting. In both cases dinner is a bigger meal. Lunch and supper are smaller meals. This may differ in other countries.

CalifJim

Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004

California

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"There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

Anonymous

#533006 Thu, 26 Jun 08 05:45 PM

well i thought that supper came before lunch because of the song, Old Man Tucker

Suppers over and dinners cookin
but old man tucker just stood there lookin

Anonymous

#537796 Mon, 07 Jul 08 03:45 PM

No matter where in the States you are, "supper" is an old person's word that you never hear used by the younger generation. The word "brunch" has also gone out of fashion with anyone under age 40.

Us under-40's stick to calling our meals breakfast, lunch and dinner. Anything else is referred to as a snack.

Anonymous

Grammar Geek

#537823 Mon, 07 Jul 08 04:21 PM

Anonymous
The word "brunch" has also gone out of fashion with anyone under age 40.

Indeed? Tell that to my children, who greatly enjoy lovely buffet on a Sunday.

What do you call that? A snack?

You don't have very much regional knowledge, either my friend. The word "Supper" is alive and well, in many parts of our country.

The arrogance of youth...

Grammar Geek

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

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