Thursday, May 06, 2004

Dinner or Supper? OED to the Rescue City or Country? [posted by ZelderBar] Back in Cambridge, Illinois, we (at least my family) called the meal in the middle of the day "dinner" and the meal at the end of the day "supper." Then, I moved to Chicagoland and most everyone calls the noon-meal "lunch" and the evening meal "dinner." So ya see, I have to use the term "dinner" in different ways depending on where I am, and apparently urban folk do not ever have "supper." Kim & I have long debated the use of these terms...(read more). 10:51:14 PM  permanent link  Reader Comments []  Google It!

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