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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

dinner/supper

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this is a looooooong topic. 02br 02br 00Just on the Brit English side, class, region and habit has a lot to do with what we call our meals. 0-

— Nona the brit

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  • 02br 02br 00Just on the Brit English side, class, region and habit has a lot to do with what we call our meals.
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0Oh dear.....this is a looooooong topic. It has been discussed in the past here at some length.02br
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00Just on the Brit English side, class, region and habit has a lot to do with what we call our meals. I think the only one we all agree on is breakfast.02br
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00Then the midday meal can be either lunch or dinner depending on who you are and sometimes
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Hello... we are two German girls... at the time working on a term paper for school.

Can somebody tell us maybe what you normally eat for dinner?

We know already just one example like lamb with mint flavoured sauce or roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding.



It would be a great help, because unfortunately we have never been to England and therefore we haven’t any frien
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Hi,

It's hard to say as we eat all types of food here and lots of people don't just stick to 'English' food but enjoy all sorts. The examples you give are what we call a roast dinner and these are usually saved for Sundays. (You'd get pretty fat if you ate like that all week!)

Roast dinners - examples

Lamb with mint sauce/roast beef/roast pork with crackling (crispy skin
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Hi,
thank you so much!
Because we searched a long time for a right definition or sth. like that for supper/dinner and found nothing.
Your answer will be a great help for us!
Thanks, greetings
Isabel and Sabine
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breakfast, lunch, dinner (American English)
Teo,
I would call that urban American English.
In rural areas it's breakfast, dinner, supper (rural American English).
CJ
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SabisiHello... we are two German girls... at the time working on a term paper for school.

Can somebody tell us maybe what you normally eat for dinner?

We know already just one example like lamb with mint flavoured sauce or roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding.



It would be a great help, because unfortunately we have never been to England an
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AnonymousSupper is late and light.
Right, from the French souper,to have something light like a not-to-hearty soup. This is used by people who normally have "dinner" as the larger, mid-day meal. For those who have "lunch" at noon, some use "supper", some use "dinner" to name the evening meal. I
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