02-03-2005, 23:49
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Re: Time for Tea?
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Originally Posted by ian@huth
Why not just put 24 hour troughing?  |
cos im not a pig 
my food for the next week consists of 2 tins of tomato soup... 
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02-03-2005, 23:56
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Re: Time for Tea?
In Middle English dinner meant †œbreakfast,Ãƒà ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚à ‚ as did the Old French word disner, or diner, which was the source of our word. The Old French word came from the Vulgar Latin word *disi[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]n[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]re, meaning †œto break one's fast; that is, to eat one's first meal,ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚Â a notion also contained in our word breakfast. The Vulgar Latin word was derived from an earlier word, *disi[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]i[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]n[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]re, the Latin elements of which are dis-, denoting reversal, and i[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]i[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]nium, †œfast.â € Middle English diner not only meant †œbreakfastà¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚à  but, echoing usage of the Old French word diner, more commonly meant †œthe first big meal of the day, usually eaten between 9 A.M. and noon.ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚Â Customs change, however, and over the years we have let the chief meal become the last meal of the day, by which time we have broken our fast more than once.
So there you have it, dinner is whenever you want it to be!
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03-03-2005, 00:02
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Re: Time for Tea?
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Originally Posted by Dave Stones
cos im not a pig
my food for the next week consists of 2 tins of tomato soup... |
I like you, Dave
- not that it will help you, in any shape or form, but I wanted to say it - good luck with only the soup for tea, eat it all at once, then suffer, I reckon
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03-03-2005, 09:34
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Re: Time for Tea?
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Originally Posted by BootBoy
In Middle English dinner meant †œbreakfast,Ãƒà ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚à ‚ as did the Old French word disner, or diner, which was the source of our word. The Old French word came from the Vulgar Latin word *disi[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]n[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]re, meaning †œto break one's fast; that is, to eat one's first meal,ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚Â a notion also contained in our word breakfast. The Vulgar Latin word was derived from an earlier word, *disi[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]i[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]n[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]re, the Latin elements of which are dis-, denoting reversal, and i[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]i[img]Download Failed (1)[/img]nium, †œfast.â € Middle English diner not only meant †œbreakfastà¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚à  but, echoing usage of the Old French word diner, more commonly meant †œthe first big meal of the day, usually eaten between 9 A.M. and noon.ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚Â Customs change, however, and over the years we have let the chief meal become the last meal of the day, by which time we have broken our fast more than once.
So there you have it, dinner is whenever you want it to be!
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According to www.dictionary.com which is where I believe you got the above from....it says that Dinner is the Chief meal of the day. So could be either taken at Midday or in the evening. This would infer that lunch is a light meal taken at midday..
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03-03-2005, 09:51
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Re: Time for Tea?
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Originally Posted by Dave Stones
<snip>and no i don't live in a posh house, afternoon snack is during or just after neighbours |
 Why would you want a snack if you've just eaten your neighbours 
Greedy boy
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03-03-2005, 09:54
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Re: Time for Tea?
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According to www.dictionary.com which is where I believe you got the above from....it says that Dinner is the Chief meal of the day. So could be either taken at Midday or in the evening. This would infer that lunch is a light meal taken at midday.. |
I think it was dictionary.com, but I found the same paragraph on several sites.
Lunch can only be taken at midday, without exception everybody understands that. The issue is Dinner and Tea.
If you have Dinner (your main meal) at lunchtime then you may have a tea at teatime, but if your main meal is Dinner in the evening, then you may have had a lunch?
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03-03-2005, 10:01
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Re: Time for Tea?
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din·ner n.
The chief meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
A banquet or formal meal in honor of a person or event.
The food prepared for either of these meals.
A full-course meal served at a fixed price; table d'hÃÃ*’´te.
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[Middle English diner, morning meal, from Old French disner, diner, to dine, morning meal. See dine.]
Word History: Eating foods such as pizza and ice cream for breakfast may be justified etymologically. In Middle English dinner meant †œbreakfast,Ãƒà ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚à ‚ as did the Old French word disner, or diner, which was the source of our word. The Old French word came from the Vulgar Latin word *disinre, meaning †œto break one's fast; that is, to eat one's first meal,ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚Â a notion also contained in our word breakfast. The Vulgar Latin word was derived from an earlier word, *disiinre, the Latin elements of which are dis-, denoting reversal, and iinium, †œfast.â € Middle English diner not only meant †œbreakfastà¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚à  but, echoing usage of the Old French word diner, more commonly meant †œthe first big meal of the day, usually eaten between 9 A.M. and noon.ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚Â Customs change, however, and over the years we have let the chief meal become the last meal of the day, by which time we have broken our fast more than once.
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I use breakfast>lunch>dinner but you can see from the above dictionary.com entry why we are a little confused about the subject
edit........I see that bootboy et al got there first
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03-03-2005, 10:14
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Re: Time for Tea?
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
I'm a 'Tea' Man - my dad is a 'Supper' man...
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For a moment there, I thought that your dad must be called Clark...
It's called tea in my house.
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03-03-2005, 11:38
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Re: Time for Tea?
It's dinner monday to Saturday, and then on Sunday it's tea, because you have a sunday roast at lunch time.
It's the law you know
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08-07-2021, 00:37
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Originally Posted by Salu
The meal you have around 6pm every night is called by many names. In the north a lot of folk call it "Tea" whereas in the South it is called "dinner".
What do you call it?
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Wow Ya learn something all the time!!
I havent ever heard it called TEA
I usually call it supper........ (Sometimes Dinner)
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08-07-2021, 10:49
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Re: Time for Tea?
Talk about resurection of threads!
Probably everyone finished their dinner by now.
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08-07-2021, 11:28
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Re: Time for Tea?
6pm would be snack time.
If I could get away with it meals would be
morning = breakfast (light)
midday = lunch followed by snooze
evening (1800) = nibbles/snacking
night (2100 or later) = dinner
tea is a drink.
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10-07-2021, 16:49
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Re: Time for Tea?
I have always said Breakfast > Dinner > Tea > Supper.
My sister started to say Breakfast > Lunch > Dinner.
This got confusing to her kids when we had them for a few days
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10-07-2021, 18:53
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Re: Time for Tea?
Be a Hobbit.
Breakfast - 7 a.m.
Second Breakfast - 9 a.m.
Elevenses - 11 a.m.
Luncheon - 1 p.m.
Afternoon Tea - 3 p.m.
Dinner - 6 p.m.
Supper - 9 p.m.
(Yes, I know it’s six in the book…)
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10-07-2021, 19:01
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Re: Time for Tea?
When i was younger my parents called it Tea, but i call it Dinner now as doesn't sound right calling it Tea, you can't exactly say lets go out for Tea thats crazy and would confuse everyone.
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Supper
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