"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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>>> KenK wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>>> I noticed here that different people have different terms for the
>>>> daily meals.
>>>>
>>>> Like some say lunch, others say dinner for the afternoon meal. I say
>>>> either but usually dinner.
>>>>
>>>> Some say supper, some say dinner for the evening meal. I say either
>>>> but usually supper.
>>>>
>>>> I'm from Chicago and picked up these terms in 1934 - 1950 or so when
>>>> I was a kid there. Just my family?
>>>>
>>>> Comments? Maybe some have other terms?
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>>> It's based on area and country. If talking to USA folks and not sure
>>> where they are, lunch is always understood and supper as well for the
>>> eventing meal though supper may sound odd in some parts of the country.
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>>> The classic is breakfast, lunch and dinner. That your area uses
>>> 'dinner' for the noon meal is an abberation of your area. In classic
>>> version, dinner=supper=evening meal.
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>>> There is one difference seen in the past mostly where supper was
>>> delivered at almost english tea time (but was more substantial than a
>>> tea) and the kids ate at about 6pm and later after they were in bed, a
>>> dinner was served at roughly 8pm for the adults.
>>>
>>> I think the english used to have a 'supper' and a dinner as well, both
>>> in the evening for hard working farmers but not sure.
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>>> In areas that use both terms though, supper is always the earlier one.
>>>
>>> Hows that for pedantic? Grin!
>>> Carol
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>> Must disagree with you there. Some people use the term "dinner" as the
>> main meal and on Sundays or holidays they might eat it around 2:00 p.m.
>> followed later by a light supper.
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> To be honest, I don't really know why anyone cares)

Most people wouldn't but it could be confusing. For instance when the Dr.
tells you to take some medicine with dinner. He might be assuming that the
dinner would come at about 6:00 p.m. But if you're eating dinner earlier
than that, then it could be that you'd be taking the first dose too close to
the second one.