A couple of days ago I got an e-mail from a friend that mostly talked about old car terms that we don\u2019t hear much anymore, like the knob that a lot of people put on their steering wheel, continental kits and fender skirts. But somewhere in the mail he noted that the word supper isn\u2019t used much anymore. Well, I got to thinking, when I grew up, it was always breakfast, dinner and supper. Now we have breakfast, lunch and dinner. I pretty much never use the word supper.
\nI thought the reason was probably regional \u2014 in Oklahoma, we used a lot of terms that people in the east had never heard of. I just figured that supper and dinner both referred to the evening meal\u2026 but after some extensive research, I discovered some interesting things.<\/p>\n
The word dinner does not necessarily imply the time of day. It could mean the midday meal or the evening meal, but it always refers to the main meal of the day. The word dinner comes from the Vulgar Latin word disj\u0113j\u016bn\u0101re <\/em>meaning \u201cto break one\u2019s fast.\u201d It appears that most Americans use dinner and supper interchangeably. But the two words can also make a distinction between a light, informal late-evening meal eaten with family (supper) and a grander affair (dinner) \u2014 like a dinner party. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A couple of days ago I got an e-mail from a friend that mostly talked about old car terms that we don\u2019t hear much anymore, like the knob that a lot of people put on their steering wheel, continental kits … Continue reading
\nSupper is associated with the evening. It comes from the Old French word souper<\/em> meaning \u201cevening meal.\u201d It has traditionally been used in the context of the last meal taken by Jesus before his crucifixion, known as the Last Supper.<\/p>\n
\nI don\u2019t know why I found this topic interesting, but I did \u2014 not that it matters, supper or<\/em> dinner was made for eating \u2014 not talking\u2026.
\n\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n