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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#3 (permalink) Sat Dec 25, 2010 23:11 pm Supper is a main meal |
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Thank you very much Beeesneees for your quick and kind response. Just one more confusion is that why does the explanation sentence say "a large meal" if the meaning of supper is a light evening meal? |
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Tinkoko1985 New Member

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#4 (permalink) Sat Dec 25, 2010 23:16 pm Supper is a main meal |
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Hi Tinkoko,
Did you read the dictionary definition and the usage notes that go along with it, particularly these points:
The last meal of the day, either a main meal, usually smaller and less formal than dinner, or a snack eaten before you go to bed.
People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
Terry Pratchett |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#5 (permalink) Sat Dec 25, 2010 23:54 pm Supper is a main meal |
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Thank you so much again Beeesneees. It is well worth explanation and very clear now in my mind with the definition of that word.
Cheers,,,,,,,, |
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Tinkoko1985 New Member

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#6 (permalink) Sun Dec 26, 2010 0:50 am Supper is a main meal |
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In the US, supper is the evening meal and is generally not light at all! _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#7 (permalink) Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:06 am Supper is a main meal |
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Thank you very much for your addition Mister Micawber. |
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Tinkoko1985 New Member

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#8 (permalink) Thu Nov 15, 2012 14:27 pm Supper is a main meal |
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Your sentence: Supper is a main meal that people have at about 6:00 pm. This is a large meal and can include items like mashed potatoes and gravy.
"The supper is the last meal of the day,usually smaller and less formal, or a snack eaten before you go to bed." /Oxford Dictionary/ (So it isn't a main meal.)
The main meal are: breakfast, lunch, dinner
"dinner: the main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening." (Oxford dictionary)
"A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner, especially if it is a formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal than dinner and usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed."(Oxford dictionary)
In France after a show or after leaving the theatre the people go to eat a supper. in a restautante.
If I am mistaken I am sorry that till now I knew that the dinner can be eat in the middle of the day we can call lunch also or about at 6 o'clock; but I never heard that super can be a main meal. _________________ Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. |
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Kati Svaby I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 6286 Location: Hungary
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#9 (permalink) Thu Nov 15, 2012 19:02 pm Supper is a main meal |
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As I said earlier:
Beeesneees wrote: | People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from. |
_________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
Terry Pratchett |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#10 (permalink) Thu Nov 15, 2012 22:38 pm Supper is a main meal |
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Thanks Bez, I understood in Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from. Many thanks: Kati _________________ Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. |
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Kati Svaby I'm a Communicator ;-)

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