OP
Yeah, I was born and raised 45 minutes west of Chicago, now I live 4 & 1/2 hours south and it's a different world.....go figure.
OK, Is It Supper Or Dinner?
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Yeah, I was born and raised 45 minutes west of Chicago, now I live 4 & 1/2 hours south and it's a different world.....go figure.
OP
In Alabama they'd came them "fixin's".
You were very close to where I grew up!
OP
Really? What town? I was in St. Charles.....
OP
Only about a half hour, used the play at the Phoenix once in a while, hang out there too with Bun and Rick drinking Tequila and bashing the band that was playing..... Good times!
Yup...that's pretty much the way I am, too. You're from near my neck of the woods, too.
Interesting...
******
For what it's worth, my wife is from Maine and she uses the word, "Supper," as well.
jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
29 posts and mine makes 30. God help us.
Why dont you and the lady discuss less explosive issues like politics or religion, ss or tube, Ginger or Mary Ann (wait thats easy - Mary Ann EVERY day, twice on Sunday)?
But mozly we say "wuts ferr dinner" here.
We discuss the hybird lunch/dinner as lupper or linner or dunch occasionally.
Why dont you and the lady discuss less explosive issues like politics or religion, ss or tube, Ginger or Mary Ann (wait thats easy - Mary Ann EVERY day, twice on Sunday)?
But mozly we say "wuts ferr dinner" here.
We discuss the hybird lunch/dinner as lupper or linner or dunch occasionally.
Sp8ctre
Ambassador of Steel
WIKI
The term is derived from the French souper, which is used for this meal in Canadian French, Swiss French, and sometimes in Belgian French. It is related to soup. It is also related to the Scandinavian and German word for soup, Suppe. The Oxford English Dictionary, however, suggests that the root, sup, remains obscure in origin.[1]
Usage
Wedding Supper by Martin van Meytens depicts the moment when the dessert is served, at the wedding of Princess Isabella of Parma and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, on 5th October, 1760, at Hofburg Palace.[2]
The distinction between dinner and supper was common in United States farming communities into the twentieth century. In most parts of the United States and Canada today, "supper" and "dinner" are considered synonyms (although supper is a more antiquated term). In Saskatchewan, and much of Atlantic Canada, "supper" means the main meal of the day, usually served in the late afternoon, while "dinner" is served around noon. "Dinner" is used in some areas, such as Newfoundland and Labrador, to describe the noon meal as well as special meals, such as "Thanksgiving dinner", "flipper dinner" or "Christmas dinner," the evening meal being "supper." The word "supper" is also regionally reserved for harvest meals put on by churches and other community organizations: "fowl suppers" or "fall suppers" (featuring turkey) are common in Canada; "pancake suppers" given by church groups are common in the United States; and "bean suppers" (featuring baked beans) are common in New England and especially the state of Maine.[3] In addition, the term "supper" is most frequently used in Atlantic Canada.[citation needed]
SUPPER may refer to, on largely class-based distinctions, either a late-evening snack (working and middle class usage) or else to make a distinction between "supper" as an informal family meal (which would be eaten in the kitchen or family dining room) as opposed to "dinner", a generally grander affair (either or both in terms of the meal and the courses within the meal itself), which would be eaten in the best dining room, could well have guests from outside the household, and for which there might be a dress code.[4] It is common for social interest and hobby clubs that meet in the evening after normal dinner hours to announce that "a light supper" will be served after the main business of the meeting. Supper can also refer to the largest meal of the day.[citation needed]
In England and much of Canada, whereas “dinner,” when used for the evening meal, is fairly formal, “supper” is used to describe a less formal, simpler family meal. In some areas of the United Kingdom, "supper" is used to describe an evening meal when dinner has been eaten around noon. In some northern British and some Australian homes, as in New Zealand and Ireland, "tea" is used for the evening meal. In parts of the United Kingdom, supper is a term for a snack eaten after the evening meal and before bed, usually consisting of a warm, milky drink and British biscuits or cereal, but can include sandwiches.[citation needed]
In the Scotland and some parts of northern England, in traditional fast food take-away fish and chip shops, it is common to refer to an item served with chips as a "supper", regardless of when it is served. For example, fish served with chips would be a "fish supper", or a sausage served with chips would be a "sausage supper". The term is in such common usage that it is necessary to qualify items ordered without chips as a "single", for example a "sausage single".
The term is derived from the French souper, which is used for this meal in Canadian French, Swiss French, and sometimes in Belgian French. It is related to soup. It is also related to the Scandinavian and German word for soup, Suppe. The Oxford English Dictionary, however, suggests that the root, sup, remains obscure in origin.[1]
Usage
Wedding Supper by Martin van Meytens depicts the moment when the dessert is served, at the wedding of Princess Isabella of Parma and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, on 5th October, 1760, at Hofburg Palace.[2]
The distinction between dinner and supper was common in United States farming communities into the twentieth century. In most parts of the United States and Canada today, "supper" and "dinner" are considered synonyms (although supper is a more antiquated term). In Saskatchewan, and much of Atlantic Canada, "supper" means the main meal of the day, usually served in the late afternoon, while "dinner" is served around noon. "Dinner" is used in some areas, such as Newfoundland and Labrador, to describe the noon meal as well as special meals, such as "Thanksgiving dinner", "flipper dinner" or "Christmas dinner," the evening meal being "supper." The word "supper" is also regionally reserved for harvest meals put on by churches and other community organizations: "fowl suppers" or "fall suppers" (featuring turkey) are common in Canada; "pancake suppers" given by church groups are common in the United States; and "bean suppers" (featuring baked beans) are common in New England and especially the state of Maine.[3] In addition, the term "supper" is most frequently used in Atlantic Canada.[citation needed]
SUPPER may refer to, on largely class-based distinctions, either a late-evening snack (working and middle class usage) or else to make a distinction between "supper" as an informal family meal (which would be eaten in the kitchen or family dining room) as opposed to "dinner", a generally grander affair (either or both in terms of the meal and the courses within the meal itself), which would be eaten in the best dining room, could well have guests from outside the household, and for which there might be a dress code.[4] It is common for social interest and hobby clubs that meet in the evening after normal dinner hours to announce that "a light supper" will be served after the main business of the meeting. Supper can also refer to the largest meal of the day.[citation needed]
In England and much of Canada, whereas “dinner,” when used for the evening meal, is fairly formal, “supper” is used to describe a less formal, simpler family meal. In some areas of the United Kingdom, "supper" is used to describe an evening meal when dinner has been eaten around noon. In some northern British and some Australian homes, as in New Zealand and Ireland, "tea" is used for the evening meal. In parts of the United Kingdom, supper is a term for a snack eaten after the evening meal and before bed, usually consisting of a warm, milky drink and British biscuits or cereal, but can include sandwiches.[citation needed]
In the Scotland and some parts of northern England, in traditional fast food take-away fish and chip shops, it is common to refer to an item served with chips as a "supper", regardless of when it is served. For example, fish served with chips would be a "fish supper", or a sausage served with chips would be a "sausage supper". The term is in such common usage that it is necessary to qualify items ordered without chips as a "single", for example a "sausage single".
OP
Yeah, saw that..... it's just me and her having a friendly *coff, coff* debate cause she's a Southern girl. 
OP
In Norwegian it is called "middag", basically meaning "mid day". In older times people ate the main meal of the day around noon, and the name has stuck. Naturally, my first language isn't English, and when I hear the word "supper", I just think of this:
Col Mustard
Ambassador of Perseverance
the true answer is that it doesn't matter (unless it's yer Last Supper)
But in places I've lived, a working man would take a black steel lunchbox to the factory with him
which he referred to as a "Dinnah pail." ...even though it was not a pail and he would open it on his 'lunch break."
The old dinner pail had an arched top which would hold a small thermos of coffee, and the box part would hold
a sandwich or two (or a pasty in the aulde days) and an apple or maybe a bag of chips.
However, as a schoolboy in those days, I carried a 'lunchbox" which had the three stooges on it.
My lunchbox held the same stuff as the working man's Dinner Pail, except no thermos... sometimes
mom would include a hard boiled egg, which I would NOT eat, but would prefer to take outside and throw
at the bus.
Local usage corresponds to some of the above comments, so that if you intend to have guests, it's
"Come on over for Supper!" ...If it's to be just you and yer true, then we say, "What's for dinner, babe?"
And if you intend to take her out, you say: "Come on, I'll buy you dinner!"
Are we confused yet? No... we normally understand what either one means. What do we want for our
three Square: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner. In Britain, tea and strumpets.
But in places I've lived, a working man would take a black steel lunchbox to the factory with him
which he referred to as a "Dinnah pail." ...even though it was not a pail and he would open it on his 'lunch break."
The old dinner pail had an arched top which would hold a small thermos of coffee, and the box part would hold
a sandwich or two (or a pasty in the aulde days) and an apple or maybe a bag of chips.
However, as a schoolboy in those days, I carried a 'lunchbox" which had the three stooges on it.
My lunchbox held the same stuff as the working man's Dinner Pail, except no thermos... sometimes
mom would include a hard boiled egg, which I would NOT eat, but would prefer to take outside and throw
at the bus.
Local usage corresponds to some of the above comments, so that if you intend to have guests, it's
"Come on over for Supper!" ...If it's to be just you and yer true, then we say, "What's for dinner, babe?"
And if you intend to take her out, you say: "Come on, I'll buy you dinner!"
Are we confused yet? No... we normally understand what either one means. What do we want for our
three Square: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner. In Britain, tea and strumpets.
DonP
Guest
Definitely strumpets, thanks! Actually here in London it is also breakfast, lunch and dinner. I think maybe up north it is breakfast, dinner and tea (or supper).