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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"Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon

On 1/25/2014 11:40 AM, KenK wrote:
> 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?
>
>

Lunch is the mid-day meal. Noon to 2 PM

Supper is the early evening meal. 5 to 7 PM (+/-)

Dinner is ambiguous. Sunday Dinner is usually early to mid afternoon...
1 to 3 PM. Dinner can also be a late supper... like 6 to 9 PM "Sunday
Supper" is usually later than regular supper and was mostly left overs
from dinner. Roast beeo for Sunday Dinner became Roast Beef Sandwiches
for Sunday Supper.

"Dinner" is usually a more formal meal than "supper". People go out for
dinner but they usually have supper at home.

English is a wonderful language!

George L

KenK wrote:
>
> 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?

Just to change the subject a bit...you say you are from Chicago. Do
you have a good recipe for Chicago deep dish pizza? I've always wanted
to try an *authentic* one but don't know where to turn. Google gives
you way to many different recipes.

Or does anyone else here have a good authentic recipe?

G.

Gary > wrote in :

> KenK wrote:
>>
>> 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?
>
> Just to change the subject a bit...you say you are from Chicago. Do
> you have a good recipe for Chicago deep dish pizza? I've always wanted
> to try an *authentic* one but don't know where to turn. Google gives
> you way to many different recipes.
>
> Or does anyone else here have a good authentic recipe?
>
> G.
>

Sorry, can't help you.


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KenK wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> 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
--

Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> KenK wrote:
> >
> > 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?
>
> Just to change the subject a bit...you say you are from Chicago. Do
> you have a good recipe for Chicago deep dish pizza? I've always wanted
> to try an authentic one but don't know where to turn. Google gives
> you way to many different recipes.
>
> Or does anyone else here have a good authentic recipe?
>
> G.

Thats because there are as many recipes for that as for people there
who make it.


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"KenK" > wrote in message
...
>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?
>

here in California, it is: desayuno, almuerzo, cena and Zaocan, wucan,
wancan
>
>
>
>

On Sunday, January 26, 2014 3:59:21 AM UTC+10, George L wrote:
> On 1/25/2014 11:40 AM, KenK wrote:
>
> > I noticed here that different people have different terms for the daily
> > meals. [...]
>
> Lunch is the mid-day meal. Noon to 2 PM
>
> Supper is the early evening meal. 5 to 7 PM (+/-)
>
> Dinner is ambiguous.
[...]
> English is a wonderful language!

They're all either ambiguous in use now, or have been ambiguous in the past.

Breakfast used to be unambiguous, but "all-day breakfast" has changed that. Breakfast at home should still be unambiguous.

Lunch is an approximately noon meal, but once meant a light meal at any time of day. Its relative, luncheon, can still mean meals at any time, but has lost its restriction to light meals.

Dinner once meant breakfast, but moved to lunch, and then to the evening meal. Can mean either the main meal of the day, or lunch, or the evening meal. The most ambiguous of the terms.

Supper means an evening or late night meal, and the only ambiguity is whether it's the main evening meal, or a light night light meal shortly before bed in addition to an earlier evening main meal.

Most people around here use breakfast, lunch, dinner, but I know some breakfast, dinner, supper people. If you invite people for dinner, specify a time.

On 25 Jan 2014 17:40:02 GMT, KenK > wrote:

>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?

In Van Dieman's Land, lunch is 'dinner' and the evening meal is 'tea'.

On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:36:48 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:

> 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.

Supper in my family was reserved as the term to name the light meal
Sunday evening when the large meal of the day (Sunday dinner) was
served in the early to mid-afternoon. Personally, I think the word
"supper" is an archaic term and don't use it.

--
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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:36:48 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Supper in my family was reserved as the term to name the light meal
> Sunday evening when the large meal of the day (Sunday dinner) was
> served in the early to mid-afternoon. Personally, I think the word
> "supper" is an archaic term and don't use it.

When I was a child, we had a main meal in the middle of the day, tea early
evening and last thing at night, a hot drink and biscuit was called supper.

Now we eat our dinner around 4pm and maybe a snack later.



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On 1/25/2014 4:53 PM, Jeßus wrote:
> On 25 Jan 2014 17:40:02 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
> In Van Dieman's Land, lunch is 'dinner' and the evening meal is 'tea'.
>
In parts of Scotland, too.

On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:17:40 +1100, John J > wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:53:33 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On 25 Jan 2014 17:40:02 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>>
>>>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?
>>
>>In Van Dieman's Land, lunch is 'dinner' and the evening meal is 'tea'.
>
>Only among lower socio-economic Anglo Tasmanians.

You continue to prove you're a ****ing idiot.

On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 19:04:58 -0500, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 1/25/2014 4:53 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On 25 Jan 2014 17:40:02 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>>
>>> 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?
>>
>> In Van Dieman's Land, lunch is 'dinner' and the evening meal is 'tea'.
>>
>In parts of Scotland, too.

Makes sense, given most people's ancestry here

On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:32:32 +1100, John J > wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:04:09 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:17:40 +1100, John J > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:53:33 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 25 Jan 2014 17:40:02 GMT, KenK > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>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?
>>>>
>>>>In Van Dieman's Land, lunch is 'dinner' and the evening meal is 'tea'.
>>>
>>>Only among lower socio-economic Anglo Tasmanians.
>>
>>You continue to prove you're a ****ing idiot.
>
>Relax, it's true.

What would I know? I only live here...

I'll point out (before I filter you), that most Tasmanians *are* lower
socio-economic, and 'Anglo', as you put it. I regularly hear the terms
'dinner' and 'lunch' regardless of location, ethnicity or location
within Tasmania - to the point where if I hear them described in any
other way, it's a novelty.

On Saturday, January 25, 2014 11:59:21 AM UTC-6, George L wrote:
>
>
>
> Lunch is the mid-day meal. Noon to 2 PM
>
>
>
> Supper is the early evening meal. 5 to 7 PM (+/-)
>
>
>
> Dinner is ambiguous. Sunday Dinner is usually early to mid afternoon...
>
> 1 to 3 PM. Dinner can also be a late supper... like 6 to 9 PM "Sunday
>
> Supper" is usually later than regular supper and was mostly left overs
>
> from dinner. Roast beeo for Sunday Dinner became Roast Beef Sandwiches
>
> for Sunday Supper.
>
>
>
> "Dinner" is usually a more formal meal than "supper". People go out for
>
> dinner but they usually have supper at home.
>
>

That's the way I would put it too, George.

>
> English is a wonderful language!

Yes, it is!

George Leppla > wrote in
:

>
> English is a wonderful language!
>
> George L

"And in America they haven't spoken it for years!"
- line from 'My Fair Lady'

Alan Holbrook wrote:
>
> George Leppla > wrote in
> :
>
> >
> > English is a wonderful language!
> >
> > George L
>
> "And in America they haven't spoken it for years!"
> - line from 'My Fair Lady'

The USA fixed it.

G.

"KenK" > wrote in message
...
>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?

Depends where you live. In Wichita we said, breakfast, lunch, supper. Here
we say dinner instead of supper.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
news
> KenK wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> 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.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:36:48 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Supper in my family was reserved as the term to name the light meal
>> Sunday evening when the large meal of the day (Sunday dinner) was
>> served in the early to mid-afternoon. Personally, I think the word
>> "supper" is an archaic term and don't use it.
>
> When I was a child, we had a main meal in the middle of the day, tea early
> evening and last thing at night, a hot drink and biscuit was called
> supper.
>
> Now we eat our dinner around 4pm and maybe a snack later.

Hmmm... It is not uncommon for people to eat dinner here as late as 8:00 or
9:00 p.m. If they work and have a long commute, they might not get home
until 6:00 or 7:00 and then have to fix dinner.

We have occasionally eaten at 4:00 when Angela had a dance class starting at
5:00 and then several more classes following it but we are the exception.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> news
>> KenK wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> 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.

To be honest, I don't really know why anyone cares)


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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message

> Hmmm... It is not uncommon for people to eat dinner here as late as 8:00
> or 9:00 p.m. If they work and have a long commute, they might not get
> home until 6:00 or 7:00 and then have to fix dinner.
>
> We have occasionally eaten at 4:00 when Angela had a dance class starting
> at 5:00 and then several more classes following it but we are the
> exception.

It just suits us better since I retired Of course if DH takes on work, I
might have to work around that.



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In article >,
KenK > wrote:

> 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?

Breakfast, Lunch and Supper are unambiguous. The tricky one is Dinner.
Around here dinner is the main meal of the day. So Monday thru Friday
dinner would be in the evening as most work during the day. Historically
in Catholic areas people would fast from midnight until after Mass on
Sunday. So dinner on Sundays was the noon meal.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> KenK wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> 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.
>
> 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.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> KenK wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>
>> 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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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>>>> news >>>>> KenK wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.

That never actually happened but I did have a Dr. tell me to take my larger
dose of diabetes meds with my big meal. And I was like... What big meal?
I don't eat big meals! So he said to take it with dinner then.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...

>> I suspect he just needed you to take your meds with food.
>
> That never actually happened but I did have a Dr. tell me to take my
> larger dose of diabetes meds with my big meal. And I was like... What
> big meal? I don't eat big meals! So he said to take it with dinner then.

Sounds right

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In article >,
KenK > wrote:
>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?

Lunch for the noon meal.

Supper or dinner for the evening meal. I'd like to say that I use
supper to indicate a less elaborate meal, but I'm probably not that
precise.

When I was a kid, Sunday dinner was at 2 pm. I can't exactly recall,
but I don't think we ate lunch on Sundays.


Cindy Hamilton
--

On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:49:58 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> 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.

A competent doctor would never said anything as unprofessional as
that. He would tell you to take it with food or on an empty stomach
and the time interval between doses.


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On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:02:39 GMT, (Cindy Hamilton)
wrote:

> In article >,
> KenK > wrote:
> >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?
>
> Lunch for the noon meal.
>
> Supper or dinner for the evening meal. I'd like to say that I use
> supper to indicate a less elaborate meal, but I'm probably not that
> precise.
>
> When I was a kid, Sunday dinner was at 2 pm. I can't exactly recall,
> but I don't think we ate lunch on Sundays.
>

That was pretty much my childhood experience too.


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Good Friends.
Good Memories.

I'm not getting into definitions of the different meals as they are generally
regional. The following are some of the "standard" meals in England.

Breakfast
Elevenses
Lunch
Afternoon tea
Tea
Supper
Dinner

http://www.richardfosher.com

In article >,
says...
>
> I'm not getting into definitions of the different meals as they are generally
> regional. The following are some of the "standard" meals in England.
>
> Breakfast
> Elevenses
> Lunch
> Afternoon tea
> Tea
> Supper
> Dinner
>
> http://www.richardfosher.com

You missed out "Tea in bed", before breakfast

:-)

Janet UK

On 1/28/2014 2:39 PM, Helpful person wrote:
> I'm not getting into definitions of the different meals as they are generally
> regional. The following are some of the "standard" meals in England.
>
> Breakfast
> Elevenses
> Lunch
> Afternoon tea
> Tea
> Supper
> Dinner
>
Add High Tea to the list.

On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:38:09 -0000, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> I'm not getting into definitions of the different meals as they are generally
>> regional. The following are some of the "standard" meals in England.
>>
>> Breakfast
>> Elevenses
>> Lunch
>> Afternoon tea
>> Tea
>> Supper
>> Dinner
>>
>> http://www.richardfosher.com
>
> You missed out "Tea in bed", before breakfast

And "Second Breakfast" for all the Hobbits.

Doris

On 1/27/2014 1:08 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:49:58 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> A competent doctor would never said anything as unprofessional as
> that. He would tell you to take it with food or on an empty stomach
> and the time interval between doses.
>
>
It was probably a psychic doctor. <wink> Really, prescription drugs
come with instructions. And labels. Take with food. Don't take with
food. Don't eat grapefruit. Take every four hours. Possible
interactions. It's not like you're not given any information.

Jill

On 2014-01-28 21:13, jmcquown wrote:

>>
> It was probably a psychic doctor. <wink> Really, prescription drugs
> come with instructions. And labels. Take with food. Don't take with
> food. Don't eat grapefruit. Take every four hours. Possible
> interactions. It's not like you're not given any information.
>
Instructions? They come with booklets. I am currently in the middle of
a course of antibiotics....two of them. One of them has to be taken four
times a day on an empty stomach.... an hour before eating or two hours
after. The other is taken twice a day with food. That means taking one
of A first thing in the morning and having breakfast at least an hour
later and swallowing a pill B with breakfast.

On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 6:18:49 PM UTC-5, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 1/28/2014 2:39 PM, Helpful person wrote:
>
> > I'm not getting into definitions of the different meals as they are generally
> > regional. The following are some of the "standard" meals in England.
> >
> > Breakfast
> > Elevenses
> > Lunch
> > Afternoon tea
> > Tea
> > Supper
> > Dinner
> >
> Add High Tea to the list.

Oh dear, that's an enormous omission. I also missed
"snack before bed", often just a glass of milk and as
someone already pointed out "tea in bed" before
getting up.

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