can u settle this argument between me and my friend?

Question

i say dinner for when u eat at 12-1pm and tea for when u eat at like 5-6 but she says it lunch and dinner, i think she is wrong what do u think

Answer 1

Lunch and dinner is more middle class whereas people like you and me were brought up to say dinner and tea, you are both right (but shes snobbier than you lol)

Answer 2

This question crops up regularly. I think it all depends on where you live.
In some areas it was customary for workers to go home for dinner at around 12 noon and that is when they had the main meal of the day with the evening meal being referred to as 'tea'.
I call the midday meal 'lunch',the evening meal 'dinner' and the snack before bedtime 'supper'.
In the Royal Navy the midday meal was dinner and the 5-6 o'clock meal was supper.
So I am afraid that there is no hard and fast answer to your question other than the terminology for particular meals is dependant upon good old quaint British custom, and probably what social strata you were born into.

Answer 3

It really depends on what country you're in. In America 12-1 is lunch and any meal eaten in the evening is called dinner. But in England 12-1 is dinner 3-5 is tea and any meal eaten later is called supper.

Answer 4

Lunch first around 1pm, then dinner around 6pm. I used to call it dinner and tea until I lived in the USA, they kept thinking I meant cup of tea rather than food. Guess it just stuck after that.

Answer 5

Traditionally Dinner was the mid-day meal. Over the years in some locales it has changed meanings to the meal served at night. In some locales Supper is the term used for evening meals, as is Lunch for noon meals. Supper used to be the meal served between Lunch and Dinner in olden days when farmers used to work very long hours. Although Teatime usually occurs from 4 PM onwards (5 PM in your locale), it is usually thought to be reserved for tea, crumpets, biscuits, etc., in anticiation of the night-time meal. Just another indication of the fluidity of the English Language, I guess. You're both "right".

Answer 6

Well it depends on where you are at in the world. For Americans, I think the general consensus is that Breakfast is in the morning. Lunch is sometimes in the middle of the day, and dinner is in the evening/last meal of the day. Some people say Breakfast, Dinner & Supper. Just depends on where you're at or from! : )

Answer 7

Agree with you mate. for me diner and lunch are the same thing. Tea is definately an afternoon thing. How come noone ever confuses supper. Personally I think she/he is looking to fit in an extra meal. Braekfast lunch dinner tea supper and midnight snack.

Answer 8

I always thought lunch was between 11-12p, afternoon tea was 12-1p, dinner was 5pm and supper was 8-9p. That's how I've always heard it to be. But I do think it depends on where you are from.

Answer 9

I say you are right it was always dinner at dinner time tea at tea time you will find it is mostly civil servants who say Lunch and Dinner they think they are a cut above any body

Answer 10

Dinner is the main meal of the day regardless of what time you eat it. We always had Sunday dinner when we got home from morning church. The other days of the week, we ate dinner at 6 p.m.