Re: A Saturday Afternoon Snack 12/14/2024 😋

On Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:36:47 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

On 12/15/2024 5:09 AM, Bruce wrote:

 
I only learnt the word "dinner" for the evening meal at school. And,
in Australia, I've never heard the word supper. It's never supper,
always dinner, fancy or not.
 
Although, one time our neighbour was at our place around 5:30 pm. He
saw his wife leave by car and said "What's she doing? She's supposed
to be making me tea!"

>
There may be some evolution of terms over time.  When I was a kid, we
had supper but over time, it seemed to evolve to the more popular term
dinner.  Could be a regional thing too.
>
Then you have The Supper Club, devoted to the art of dinner.
https://thesupperclubinc.com/story

Supper is derived from Old French 'souper', which refers to an evening
meal. In those days, these meals often consisted of soup. The French
got it from late Latin 'suppare', which means 'to soak bread in
broth'.

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Bruce
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