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British English: cena
Is it correct if I use the word "supper" in British English instead of "dinner". Is this a word commonly used or "dinner" would be more suitable?
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Supper is less formal than dinner, but always in the evening. Upper classes have breakfast; lunch (midday); Tea (16.00-17.00) Cup of tea with a cake or sandwich, Dinner, (formal evening meal) or Supper (less formal) Working Classes have breakfast, dinner (midday), Tea (evening meal, usually large) No supper Today, the distinction between the classes is not so clear. I have friends who say they are eating their tea at 19.00, others who are eating their dinner at the same time. Not many people would use Dinner for the midday meal. I myself never eat tea, I just drink it. To answer your question, supper is OK for some, but not understood by others. Dinner would always be understood as the evening meal. |
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But you said that working classes took dinner at midday, don't they take lunch?. What's the difference between dinner at midday and lunch?
If I said dinner (cena) to a worker, could it be confused with a dinner at midday? By the way, I'm a worker, but I take lunch and dinner, never tea And does somebody "eat" tea? |
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As I said above, Workers say 'Tea' for their evening meal. Upper classes say 'Tea' for a drink late afternoon. Tricky. |
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Ok, thank you again
And no, I'm not confused, not with tea |
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I can't do better than to quote a quite excellent book of social anthropology:
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I have a commentary.
The tea get drink instead of eats it... Perikles said before that the tea is eaten instead of drink it.
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In the US, dinner is always the evening meal and the word can be substituted with supper. It is the biggest meal of the day usually served between 6 and 9 PM.
Among established wealthy people, supper is a lighter late-night meal - perhaps a light meal after the theater-between 10om and midnight. Lunch is always in the middle of the day between 12 and 2 pm. In the midwest lunch may start a 11
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Crotalito, es que según el contexto "tea" puede ser té, merienda, o cena.
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almuerzo (12 -2pm) once (5-6pm) comida (8-9pm) (cena (more formal 8-10pm)) |
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