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

On 2024-12-15 12:55 p.m., S Viemeister wrote:

On 12/15/2024 9:53 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
 

I generally use "dinner" for a complex meal and "supper" for a
simple one.  If I think of it.
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Up here in Damnyankeeland, they're used pretty much interchangeably
and everybody adjusts accordingly.
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Although I suspect you've neglected the use of "dinner" for the
midday meal, which is now (AFAIK) passing out of use as old farmers
die off.  Although those of us older than 60 might use "dinner"
for a Sunday or holiday meal served at around 2 pm.
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In Scotland (perhaps also in England) the women staffing the school lunchroom, are called 'dinner ladies'.
 

And we had a schedule for "dinner duty", i.e., setting out the tables.