"Dinner" or "supper"?

[nintendofan85]

Which term do you use to describe your evening meal that's the last of the day, after breakfast and lunch? Two of my friends always say "supper" and they think it's strange that I say "dinner", even though that's the word I've used for it all my life. Which word do you use?

 

[Oblivia]

I say "dinner". I don't know the origins and don't care enough to look but the term "supper" seems very old world to me.

 

[Soigne]

Supper is disgusting and I will never say that out loud for as long as I live.

 

[cornimer]

I always say dinner

 

[Loriii]

Dinner. I know they're pretty much the same except that dinner could mean any time not just evening meal. Also, supper sounds like it's going to be my last meal ever. Not to mock any religion or something. In here, we mostly use or associate the word in context of the ''Last Supper''.

 

[Dawnpiplup]

Dinner.

 

[JCnator]

Most of the official online French-to-English translations of "souper" means outright "supper", which is why Qu?bec peoples would think the latter would be the correct way to designate an evening period when we eat. Surprisingly enough, that's not the case for most English-speaking territories.

"Dinner" is used more commonly for the very same purpose, yet the translation would lead you believe it for the lunch time.

 

[nintendofan85]

Dinner. I know they're pretty much the same except that dinner could mean any time not just evening meal. Also, supper sounds like it's going to be my last meal ever. Not to mock any religion or something. In here, we mostly use or associate the word in context of the ''Last Supper''.

Exactly, whenever I hear "supper", I think of the "Lord's Supper".

 

[~Unicorn~]

always have said dinner

 

[Cascade]

I always say dinner too.

 

[MapleSilver]

 

[Quackerz]

I say tea

 

[AccfSally]

I say dinner, but there's times I do end up saying supper (but it's very rare).

 

[Buttonsy]

I use Dinner more often, but I'll say either.

 

[Alienfish]

Dinner. Wtf, I only heard supper if it's like a really fancy dinner in a large house or stuff idk.

 

[boring]

To me it always had been and always will be my dinner lol

 

[dedenne]

dinner because dinner

 

[King Dorado]

I usually say dinner, but sometimes i'll say "its suppertime" if i'm kinda joking around

my very Southern grandmother often called lunch "dinner," and dinner "supper."