Dinner vs. Supper

Pensive Monkey · 07-17-2009, 11:45 AM

Do you use the word "supper" at all?

And if so, for which meal? And which meal is dinner?

We use dinner and supper interchangeably. In our house, we generally say dinner. But my grandparents say dinner instead of lunch, usually.

And what do you all say?

(This question was inspired by my musings about what would be for dinner this evening. I hate planning dinner, so I'm just prolonging my pain by thinking of stupid things to talk about. Thanks for indulging me.)

Pensive Monkey · 07-17-2009, 11:48 AM

Sorry. I suppose I should have put this in the Food & Drink section.

TheMercenary · 07-17-2009, 12:06 PM

Or convert it to a poll.

We use Dinner.

plthijinx · 07-17-2009, 12:08 PM

'round these parts dinner is lunch and supper is, well, dinner. (the evening meal)

glatt · 07-17-2009, 12:13 PM

"Dinner" and "supper" are used interchangeably to mean the evening meal, unless it's a feast day like Thanksgiving, or Christmas. Then, dinner describes the largest meal of the day, which is usually in the afternoon at at some point.

Flint · 07-17-2009, 12:17 PM

Reminds me of this thread: couch, sofa, divan ???

SteveDallas · 07-17-2009, 12:25 PM

Growing up in NC, dinner=noon meal, supper=evening meal.

From the time I was in the "big city" (still in NC for school) it was lunch & dinner.

Cloud · 07-17-2009, 12:26 PM

lunch and dinner for me. Rarely use the word "supper."

wolf · 07-17-2009, 12:48 PM

Dinner. Only time I ever hear anything close to supper is when one of my cow orkers announces, "What we havin' fo' suppa-time."

I remember being confused as a child by the supper/dinner distinction in the Laura Ingalls Wilder books.

Griff · 07-17-2009, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Growing up in NC, dinner=noon meal, supper=evening meal.

That was the common use around here as well.

monster · 07-17-2009, 01:12 PM

lunch, dinner and then supper

Griff · 07-17-2009, 01:27 PM

...just don't call me late to elevenses.

Pensive Monkey · 07-17-2009, 01:42 PM

I'm a fan of the verb "to sup."

Pensive Monkey · 07-17-2009, 01:43 PM

In fact, I think the next time someone says "'Sup?" as a shortened version of "what's up" to me, I'm going to respond with "Dine?"

Undertoad · 07-17-2009, 01:49 PM

The way I grew up, it was breakfast-lunch-dinner, until Sheffield where it was breakfast-dinner-tea[-supper], where supper was a fourthmeal of small proportions.

meanwhile

The original sup cat

pretenders to the throne

07-17-2009, 11:45 AM	#1
Pensive Monkey Purveyor of Brilliance Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The dimpled chin of Illinois. Posts: 72	Dinner vs. Supper Do you use the word "supper" at all? And if so, for which meal? And which meal is dinner? We use dinner and supper interchangeably. In our house, we generally say dinner. But my grandparents say dinner instead of lunch, usually. And what do you all say? (This question was inspired by my musings about what would be for dinner this evening. I hate planning dinner, so I'm just prolonging my pain by thinking of stupid things to talk about. Thanks for indulging me.) __________________ *Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginitive.* ~ Oscar Wilde

07-17-2009, 11:48 AM	#2
Pensive Monkey Purveyor of Brilliance Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The dimpled chin of Illinois. Posts: 72	Sorry. I suppose I should have put this in the Food & Drink section. __________________ *Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginitive.* ~ Oscar Wilde

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TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Or convert it to a poll. We use Dinner. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	'round these parts dinner is lunch and supper is, well, dinner. (the evening meal) __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

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Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Reminds me of this thread: couch, sofa, divan ??? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-17-2009, 12:13 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	"Dinner" and "supper" are used interchangeably to mean the evening meal, unless it's a feast day like Thanksgiving, or Christmas. Then, dinner describes the largest meal of the day, which is usually in the afternoon at at some point.

07-17-2009, 12:25 PM	#7
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Growing up in NC, dinner=noon meal, supper=evening meal. From the time I was in the "big city" (still in NC for school) it was lunch & dinner.

07-17-2009, 12:26 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	lunch and dinner for me. Rarely use the word "supper." __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-17-2009, 12:48 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Dinner. Only time I ever hear anything close to supper is when one of my cow orkers announces, "What we havin' fo' suppa-time." I remember being confused as a child by the supper/dinner distinction in the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-17-2009, 01:12 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	lunch, dinner and then supper __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-17-2009, 01:27 PM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	...just don't call me late to elevenses. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-17-2009, 01:42 PM	#13
Pensive Monkey Purveyor of Brilliance Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The dimpled chin of Illinois. Posts: 72	I'm a fan of the verb "to sup." __________________ *Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginitive.* ~ Oscar Wilde

07-17-2009, 01:43 PM	#14
Pensive Monkey Purveyor of Brilliance Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The dimpled chin of Illinois. Posts: 72	In fact, I think the next time someone says "'Sup?" as a shortened version of "what's up" to me, I'm going to respond with "Dine?" __________________ *Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginitive.* ~ Oscar Wilde

07-17-2009, 01:49 PM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The way I grew up, it was breakfast-lunch-dinner, until Sheffield where it was breakfast-dinner-tea[-supper], where supper was a fourthmeal of small proportions. meanwhile The original sup cat pretenders to the throne

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