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#2 (permalink) Mon Apr 21, 2008 13:20 pm dinner and supper |
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. Some people say 'supper' and some say 'dinner' for the evening meal. There are long discussions over this trivial topic on the internet, e.g. at various forums. Here's ONE OF THEM. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach

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#3 (permalink) Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:50 am dinner and supper |
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| Thank you very much. I have read the explanation written by Gareth Rees (you linked it) and I find it fantastic. |
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AMNieto New Member
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#4 (permalink) Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:14 am dinner and supper |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
| Some people say 'supper' and some say 'dinner' for the evening meal. There are long discussions over this trivial topic on the internet, e.g. at various forums. |
And some say "tea" for the same. For those people, "dinner" is often eaten around midday. |
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Molly I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#5 (permalink) Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:21 am dinner and supper |
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| Molly wrote: |
| Mister Micawber wrote: |
. Some people say 'supper' and some say 'dinner' for the evening meal. There are long discussions over this trivial topic on the internet, e.g. at various forums.[/url]. . |
And some say "tea" for the same. For those people, "dinner" is often eaten around midday. |
Who are those people, Molly? _________________ Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL Preparation & TOEFL Vocabulary Learn more: How to Become an English Teacher |
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Ralf Language Coach

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#6 (permalink) Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:36 am dinner and supper |
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| Ralf wrote: |
| Who are those people, Molly? |
Some of the folks from the northern part of England. |
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Molly I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Mon May 04, 2009 0:18 am It is size and time. |
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Dinner is the main meal of the day, no matter when it comes. Supper is a light meal taken in the evening, as lunch (or luncheon) is a light meal taken at midday.
These days most people work away from home and have a light meal (lunch) at midday and then the principal meal in the evening (dinner). But some cultures, and some people have either more leisure or a different work pattern and have the big meal at midday (dinner) and then a light meal in the evening.
You can also have all three if you eat often enough. For instance, it is not at all unusual to meet people who have a light lunch at midday, followed by a dinner in the early evening, and a supper later after some evening activity.
Other meals are breakfast - a morning meal, tea - a mid-afternoon to early evening light meal. There is also brunch, essentially a late breakfast that takes the place of lunch as well.
Despite these dictionary differences, in some places they still holdover local usage from earlier work patterns - such as calling the midday meal dinner and the evening meal supper regardless of size (as sometimes happens in the American South) or referring to supper as tea, as is still occasionally found in traditionally working class parts of the UK. |
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| when we use the adv absolutely to modify for adjs? | Could you check out me question for audiences during a formal speech? |