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Actually, I call the evening meal "dinner" or "supper" almost
interchangeably. Would
have been nice to be able to vote that way.

Cindy Hamilton

On 29 Sep 2006 11:02:02 -0700, "Cindy Hamilton"
> wrote:

>
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>
>Actually, I call the evening meal "dinner" or "supper" almost
>interchangeably. Would
>have been nice to be able to vote that way.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Same here. If it is a lighter meal such as soup and salad, or soup
and sandwich, I call it supper.

If it is a full scale meal with the whole works such as an appetizer,
main course, maybe salad, and dessert, I call it dinner.

It could be either one, for me.

Christine

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Good one! We actually eat lunch between 3-4 so that's our "tea".
Dinner is 8-9 PM.

-L.

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>
>
> Actually, I call the evening meal "dinner" or "supper" almost
> interchangeably. Would
> have been nice to be able to vote that way.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Me, too, for the most part. That's the trouble with
most surveys. I tend to think of supper, though as an
evening meal on Sunday - as in "Sunday supper". Or a
very late meal like having a late supper after the
theater. I don't think of anything mid-day as dinner or
supper. Although there are times I've been forced into
eating dinner or supper at "lunchtime". ;-) I guess when
that happens it's dinner and then supper is a lighter
meal in the evening.

Kate

On 2006-09-29, Kate Connally > wrote:

> most surveys. I tend to think of supper, though as an
> evening meal on Sunday - as in "Sunday supper". Or a
> very late meal like having a late supper after the
> theater. I don't think of anything mid-day as dinner or
> supper. Although there are times I've been forced into
> eating dinner or supper at "lunchtime". ;-)

The word dinner and supper have been at odds in contemporary US for a
long time. I think a lot of it is regional and urban vs rural. In
reading older books, it's not uncommon to hear rural types referring
to the mid-day meal as dinner. The same with the English. Here's
what one reference says:

"Word History: Eating foods such as pizza and ice cream for breakfast
may be justified etymologically. In Middle English dinner meant
"breakfast," as did the Old French word disner, or diner, which was
the source of our word. The Old French word came from the Vulgar Latin
word *disinre, meaning "to break one's fast; that is, to eat one's
first meal," a notion also contained in our word breakfast. The Vulgar
Latin word was derived from an earlier word, *disiinre, the Latin
elements of which are dis-, denoting reversal, and iinium, "fast."
Middle English diner not only meant "breakfast" but, echoing usage of
the Old French word diner, more commonly meant "the first big meal of
the day, usually eaten between 9 A.M. and noon." Customs change,
however, and over the years we have let the chief meal become the last
meal of the day, by which time we have broken our fast more than once."

Some of the above has incorrect text characters due to font
incompatibilities. See this page:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dinner

I use breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I've never used supper. OTOH,
I've known folks, again mostly rural, who prefer breakfast, dinner
(lunch), supper.

nb

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:49:36 -0500, notbob wrote:

> On 2006-09-29, Kate Connally > wrote:
>
>> most surveys. I tend to think of supper, though as an
>> evening meal on Sunday

> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dinner
>
> I use breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I've never used supper. OTOH,
> I've known folks, again mostly rural, who prefer breakfast, dinner
> (lunch), supper.
>
> nb

Interesting how these words come to us. My Uncle Earl used to use
*dinners* exclusively when refering to a nice set of double "D's". LOL

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The site would not permit me to vote unless I marked an answer to all
questions... to answer honestly I could not (in all honesty) answer
every question (as presented) honestly... for instance I have no
preference for dinner/supper, to me they are synonymous and I use both
equally as often... although I must admit that when I invite for the
evening meal I invite for dinner, not supper... to me supper is the
more familiar/family term, but it could also depend on usage... my mom
used to say "You're late for supper!" but "Don't be late for dinner."
I typically eat my main meal as brunch (about 10 AM), and I don't drink
tea (pond water). I was only able to answer the first question, when I
do have a meal at noon I call it lunch. And I don't really have a name
for my 10 AM meal, I simply refer to it as my "main meal", because it
is typically when I eat the largest quantity.

So, your machine would not accept my partial vote... I think you need
to fix that... or fix the wording of the questions, ie. give a broader
range of choices, for instance, at 4 PM I would have replied were there
a choice for martinis... and yes, martinis could be a meal, if you eat
the olives! LOL Notice I used the plural, in my vocabulary the word
"martini" does not exist. hehe

Sheldon B. Oodles

Chatty Cathy wrote:
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>
> Vote now!

The site would not permit me to vote unless I marked an answer to all
questions... to answer honestly I could not (in all honesty) answer
every question (as presented) honestly... for instance I have no
preference for dinner/supper, to me they are synonymous and I use both
equally as often... although I must admit that when I invite for the
evening meal I invite for dinner, not supper... to me supper is the
more familiar/family term, but it could also depend on usage... my mom
used to say "You're late for supper!" but "Don't be late for dinner."
I typically eat my main meal as brunch (about 10 AM), and I don't drink
tea (pond water). I was only able to answer the first question, when I
do have a meal at noon I call it lunch. And I don't really have a name
for my 10 AM meal, I simply refer to it as my "main meal", because it
is typically when I eat the largest quantity.

So, your machine would not accept my partial vote... I think you need
to fix that... or fix the wording of the questions, ie. give a broader
range of choices, for instance, at 4 PM I would have replied were there
a choice for martinis... and yes, martinis could be a meal, if you eat
the olives! LOL Notice I used the plural, in my vocabulary the word
"martini" does not exist. hehe

Sheldon B. Oodles

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now!

The site would not permit me to vote unless I marked an answer to all
questions... to answer honestly I could not (in all honesty) answer
every question (as presented) honestly... for instance I have no
preference for dinner/supper, to me they are synonymous and I use both
equally as often... although I must admit that when I invite for the
evening meal I invite for dinner, not supper... to me supper is the
more familiar/family term, but it could also depend on usage... my mom
used to say "You're late for supper!" but "Don't be late for dinner."
I typically eat my main meal as brunch (about 10 AM), and I don't drink
tea (pond water). I was only able to answer the first question, when I
do have a meal at noon I call it lunch. And I don't really have a name
for my 10 AM meal, I simply refer to it as my "main meal", because it
is typically when I eat the largest quantity.

So, your machine would not accept my partial vote... I think you need
to fix that... or fix the wording of the questions, ie. give a broader
range of choices, for instance, at 4 PM I would have replied were there
a choice for martinis... and yes, martinis could be a meal, if you eat
the olives! LOL Notice I used the plural, in my vocabulary the word
"martini" does not exist. hehe

Sheldon B. Oodles

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More terminology problems! In Australia "tea" is the evening meal, as in
the usual family meal. "Dinner" has more formal connotations. Thus "Come
for tea" means join the family and nothing fancy, while "Come for
dinner" means get dressed up a bit and expect a three course meal with
wine. Tea may be as early as 5.30 if you've got little children, dinner
is around 7.30.

As for "tea" at about 4.00pm, I presume you mean "afternoon tea" which I
would normally serve about 3.30pm, and that would consists of tea or
coffee and cake, possibly little sandwiches also if you're making a
production of it.

Christine

"Old Mother Ashby" > wrote in message
...
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now!
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>> Thanks go to jmcquown (Jill) for suggesting this survey!
> More terminology problems! In Australia "tea" is the evening meal, as in
> the usual family meal. "Dinner" has more formal connotations. Thus "Come
> for tea" means join the family and nothing fancy, while "Come for dinner"
> means get dressed up a bit and expect a three course meal with wine. Tea
> may be as early as 5.30 if you've got little children, dinner is around
> 7.30.
>
> As for "tea" at about 4.00pm, I presume you mean "afternoon tea" which I
> would normally serve about 3.30pm, and that would consists of tea or
> coffee and cake, possibly little sandwiches also if you're making a
> production of it.
>
> Christine

yes Christine got in ahead of me for this...definitely use tea to mean the
informal family meal

ditto for dinner and the afternoon tea (might have scones as well)

MG wrote:
> "Old Mother Ashby" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> Vote now!
>>>
>>> Thanks go to jmcquown (Jill) for suggesting this survey!
>>>
>> More terminology problems! In Australia "tea" is the evening meal, as in
>> the usual family meal. "Dinner" has more formal connotations. Thus "Come
>> for tea" means join the family and nothing fancy, while "Come for dinner"
>> means get dressed up a bit and expect a three course meal with wine. Tea
>> may be as early as 5.30 if you've got little children, dinner is around
>> 7.30.
>>
>> As for "tea" at about 4.00pm, I presume you mean "afternoon tea" which I
>> would normally serve about 3.30pm, and that would consists of tea or
>> coffee and cake, possibly little sandwiches also if you're making a
>> production of it.
>>
>> Christine
>>
>
> yes Christine got in ahead of me for this...definitely use tea to mean the
> informal family meal
>
> ditto for dinner and the afternoon tea (might have scones as well)
>
>
>
Actually, afternoon tea is in sad decline these days. My Mum is 90, and
when she was young housewives were judged (in the culinary department)
by their baking. A proper afternoon tea would involve scones, dropscones
(aka pikelets), a cream sponge, little cakes and slices. Not in the
alternative, all of them at once. Just for normal domestic consumption
Mum would always have at least three different things in the cake tins.
After I was married we used to go round there for years with empty tins
to take home whatever was on offer, one of the reasons I'm not a great
baker myself (she only gave it away about five years ago).

We were a way of disposing of anything that didn't come up to Dad's
exacting standards (he'd been trained by his mother). "Have these,"
she'd say, holding out a tin of something that looked maybe a bit
overcooked. If I did not immediately accept with enthusiasm the next
thing would be "Go on, Derrick will eat them!" Poor fellow, just because
his mother was a rotten cook she treated him as a human rubbish bin. Ah,
but she used to do him a chocolate pavlova for his birthday.

Christine

Old Mother Ashby > wrote in
:

>>
> Actually, afternoon tea is in sad decline these days.

Except in fancy hotels, some of which insist on calling it "high tea",
which (if I understand correctly) was something else entirely.


My Mum is 90,
> and when she was young housewives were judged (in the culinary
> department) by their baking. A proper afternoon tea would involve
> scones, dropscones (aka pikelets), a cream sponge, little cakes and
> slices. Not in the alternative, all of them at once.

I did the full thing once for a Father's Day thing where we had Rob's
parents over. I'd love to put on afternoon tea like this now and again
(obviously only on a weekend or holiday as I work full time) but I just
don't have people over that often. Thinking about it now, though, it
might be nice to do one weekend for the Embroiderer's Guild group I
belong to. A chance to use the good teaset that never gets used - I don't
drink tea or coffee, and Rob always uses mugs.

Just for normal
> domestic consumption Mum would always have at least three different
> things in the cake tins. After I was married we used to go round there
> for years with empty tins to take home whatever was on offer, one of
> the reasons I'm not a great baker myself (she only gave it away about
> five years ago).

When I was little my mum used to bake a lot - one day a week was set
aside for it. My dad always expected to take cake to work with him.As we
got a bit older, she didn't do it so much - partly because I think she
became a bit health conscious, and partly because her health deteriorated
and she just wasn't able to do it. I love to bake, but would eat it all
(and get larger and larger!) if it was left here.So I take things in to
work, where they're usually devoured fairly quickly.


--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:13:48 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:
>>
>>Actually, I call the evening meal "dinner" or "supper" almost
>>interchangeably. Would
>>have been nice to be able to vote that way.
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
>
>Same here. If it is a lighter meal such as soup and salad, or soup
>and sandwich, I call it supper.
>
>If it is a full scale meal with the whole works such as an appetizer,
>main course, maybe salad, and dessert, I call it dinner.
>
>It could be either one, for me.
>
I *never* call lunch "supper". Supper is a light meal that follows a
heavier (more formal) "dinner", so it's supper for me only if I've
already eaten dinner. "Sunday supper", as a kid, was popcorn for me -
because we'd already eaten a full on and formal " Sunday dinner"
earlier in the day.

I guess when you come down to it, dinner is a more "real"l meal than
supper is.

Sheldon wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now!
>
> The site would not permit me to vote unless I marked an answer to all
> questions... to answer honestly I could not (in all honesty) answer
> every question (as presented) honestly... for instance I have no
> preference for dinner/supper, to me they are synonymous and I use both
> equally as often... although I must admit that when I invite for the
> evening meal I invite for dinner, not supper... to me supper is the
> more familiar/family term, but it could also depend on usage... my mom
> used to say "You're late for supper!" but "Don't be late for dinner."
> I typically eat my main meal as brunch (about 10 AM), and I don't drink
> tea (pond water). I was only able to answer the first question, when I
> do have a meal at noon I call it lunch. And I don't really have a name
> for my 10 AM meal, I simply refer to it as my "main meal", because it
> is typically when I eat the largest quantity.
>
> So, your machine would not accept my partial vote... I think you need
> to fix that... or fix the wording of the questions, ie. give a broader
> range of choices, for instance, at 4 PM I would have replied were there
> a choice for martinis... and yes, martinis could be a meal, if you eat
> the olives! LOL Notice I used the plural, in my vocabulary the word
> "martini" does not exist. hehe
>
The "machine" ain't broke, so I ain't gonna fix it - its supposed to
work that way. However, please accept my humble apologies for having
the wrong wording and choices for the questions and answers. I will try
harder next time. Promise.

FWIW, "Tea" in some countries can also mean a meal.

Talking about "fixing machines" - I see yours is stuttering again - your
post appeared 3 times. hehe

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In my neck of the woods, dinner was always the noon meal, but when I
was a child we had our main meal at noon. Nowadays, our noon meal more
often gets called lunch and our evening meal, supper. My sisters call
it dinner since becoming "city people" ...lol.... I always call the
evening meal supper......Sharon in SW Ontario Canada

biig wrote:

> In my neck of the woods, dinner was always the noon meal, but when I
> was a child we had our main meal at noon. Nowadays, our noon meal more
> often gets called lunch and our evening meal, supper. My sisters call
> it dinner since becoming "city people" ...lol.... I always call the
> evening meal supper......Sharon in SW Ontario Canada

If one has their main meal "dinner" at noon, the next meal is "supper".
If one has a "lunch" at noon, the later meal in the day is "dinner".
I've never heard anyone call a later meal after a noontiime "dinner"
lunch, have you? The only other thing to make sense would be a family
tea after that noon dinner. Tea (or high tea, which is a humorous way of
calling a casual filling supper type meal) is an alternative word to use.

On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:12:18 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>biig wrote:
>
>> In my neck of the woods, dinner was always the noon meal, but when I
>> was a child we had our main meal at noon. Nowadays, our noon meal more
>> often gets called lunch and our evening meal, supper. My sisters call
>> it dinner since becoming "city people" ...lol.... I always call the
>> evening meal supper......Sharon in SW Ontario Canada
>
>If one has their main meal "dinner" at noon, the next meal is "supper".
>If one has a "lunch" at noon, the later meal in the day is "dinner".
>I've never heard anyone call a later meal after a noontiime "dinner"
>lunch, have you? The only other thing to make sense would be a family
>tea after that noon dinner. Tea (or high tea, which is a humorous way of
>calling a casual filling supper type meal) is an alternative word to use.

Thank you Goomba. I've never given the subject enough thought to come
up with that theory, but what you said makes perfect sense.

In our house dinner is the last meal of the day, lunch is at noon and we
don't use the word supper at all.

<sf> wrote in message ...
> On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:12:18 -0400, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>>biig wrote:
>>
>>> In my neck of the woods, dinner was always the noon meal, but when I
>>> was a child we had our main meal at noon. Nowadays, our noon meal more
>>> often gets called lunch and our evening meal, supper. My sisters call
>>> it dinner since becoming "city people" ...lol.... I always call the
>>> evening meal supper......Sharon in SW Ontario Canada
>>
>>If one has their main meal "dinner" at noon, the next meal is "supper".
>>If one has a "lunch" at noon, the later meal in the day is "dinner".
>>I've never heard anyone call a later meal after a noontiime "dinner"
>>lunch, have you? The only other thing to make sense would be a family
>>tea after that noon dinner. Tea (or high tea, which is a humorous way of
>>calling a casual filling supper type meal) is an alternative word to use.
>
> Thank you Goomba. I've never given the subject enough thought to come
> up with that theory, but what you said makes perfect sense.