"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> 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?
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> In areas that use both terms though, supper is always the earlier one.
>>>>
>>>> Hows that for pedantic? Grin!
>>>> Carol
>>>
>>> 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.

I suspect he just needed you to take your meds with food.


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