Why do some people say dinner and others say lunch. Which is correct ??

Answer 1

Both are not wrong that just depends on what part of the Country you are from...

Answer 2

This is something that I read in a book somewhere or other at some point.
Lunch is an old word for "hunk" or "chunk" as in a hunk of ham or a chunk of bread etc and was associated witht the food taken to work in the field etc. in a bag or wrapped in a cloth. This would be your "lunch" of bread and "lunch" of cheese.
Dinner I believe originaly came from a word meaning "breakfast", strangely.
Why some say one and some say the other I will never know. In England these days Lunch is taken in the middle of the day and Dinner is eaten in the evening.

In the past the main meal was often eaten in the middle of the day, this was known as "dinner", with a smaller "tea" taken in the early evening and a small "supper" taken later before bed.
As work patterns have changed and people noe work further from their homes the midday meal has reverted back to the original concept of "lunch", even though the bread and filling tends to come from M&S or Pret etc. these days. This means that the main meal has been pushed back to the evening and so, at a point between the old "tea" and "supper" times "Dinner" now occurs, although somepeople still call lunch dinner, which makes me wonder what the hell they have later... ;)

Answer 3

I thought people said dinner and supper. I didn't realize that some people said dinner and lunch for the same thing. For me, the first meal of the day is breakfast, the second is lunch, and the last one is dinner. I guess it depends on your geographic location within the states to what you will call it. I'm from the south, but I've also heard a lot of people around here call dinner, "supper". So I don't know...

Answer 4

Neither is correct, and neither is wrong. It simply depends upon your cultural background.
Dinner is the main meal of the day. In many countries, it is eaten at noon. In many other countries, it is eaten at the end of the day.
Luncheon is a light meal. If you have lunch in the middle of the day, you likely have dinner in the evening. If you have dinner in the middle of the day, you likely have a light lunch later in the evening.
The only one everyone agrees on is breakfast, because it means exactly what it says -- breaking your fast after not eating overnight.
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

DANG, Midnight Dynamo, where you from!? I'm saying, it's a regional thang. Where I live, we have people living here from all fifty states and several countries. I've heard people say "dinner-time," "supper-time" and just plain, "eat!" Some say, "lunch" because they mainly come from a larger city (or that's how their family is used to talking. Southern folk, more likely than not, will say, "Let's eat dinner," when they mean "lunch" and say "supper" when they mean supper-time, or the evening meal. The people that say "lunch" for the noon meal will call the evening meal "dinner."
I THINK THEY'RE CRAZY but to each their own if they want to be wrong. ha ha I'm from the southern part of Texas, "so I reckon I'd be a callin' it dinna' at dinna' time and suppa at suppa time, darlin' OR YOU COULD ARGUE WITH JESUS; BIBLE SAYS HE CALLED THE EVENING MEAL "SUPPER," SO THERE.! Ah declare! John the Baptist musta been southern folk 'cause he'd write an' say "you all." ...and NO, I don't normally talk like that...but I do say "dinner" for the noon meal and "supper" for the evening meal.

Answer 6

Depends what time it is I guess..

Lunch is at 12 to 1pm - and usually involves a lighter meal - perhaps sandwiches, salad, and smaller portions

Dinner is roughly eaten between 5pm and 7pm and is usually a more substantial or larger meal - with meat and several types of vegetable.

But then when it comes to "Sunday Lunch" and "Sunday Dinner" who knows.....but I guess the people who cook roast dinner at lunchtime call it Sunday Lunch, and the people who cook it later (Like my Mum) call it Sunday Dinner! :o)

And since we are at it, here's the times for the other meal breaks! XD

6-9am - Breakfast

10-11:30 - Brunch or Elevenses

12-1 - Lunch

2-4pm Afternoon Tea

5-7pm Dinner

8-9pm Supper

And I'll bet you some people still have that many meals - one of my Mum's friends still has Supper....

Answer 7

In the DEEP SOUTH, dinner used to be the large meal of the day.
So Sunday dinner was usually at noon, but dinner could be at suppertime.

It isn't a matter of what is correct. it is a matter of what is the word usage where you live. If you want to make sure there is no misunderstanding, use the words lunch and supper.

Answer 8

I Have Lunch At 1ish ,
I Call It Dinner My Friends Call It Tea,
As Long As You Eat With Your Knife And Fork ,
Don't Pick Your Nose, Or Scratch Your Bum, Or talk With Your Mouth Full, When You Are At The Table You Will Be OK.

Answer 9

I asked the same question , but as it was explained to me dinner it is a larger full course meal not just a soup and sandwich. You can have it early about noon or later in the day. Supper is a light last meal served in the evening after dinner.

Answer 10

Dinner was traditionally the large meal of the day. Back when we were an agrarian nation, farmers would come in from the fields for their noontime dinner, after working since sun-up. In the afternoon, the wives pitched in around the farm and didn't spend as much time cooking yet another meal.

Urban folks had their large meal after the daddy came home from his job in the city.

Answer 11

Well it depends, where are you from?
I'm from the midlands, so correct is breakfast, dinner, tea
If I was from further south correct would be, breakfast, lunch, dinner (ewww that just looks wrong)
I think furthur north it's a bit of a mix, so either is correct really.