what is the difference between a supper and a dinner..?

Answer 1

Your location in the country....

Answer 2

Main Entry: sup·per
Pronunciation: 's&-p&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English soper, from Anglo-French super, from super to sup -- more at SUP
1 a : the evening meal especially when dinner is taken at midday b : a social affair featuring a supper; especially : an evening social especially for raising funds
2 : the food served as a supper
3 : a light meal served late in the evening

Main Entry: din·ner
Pronunciation: 'di-n&r
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English diner, from Anglo-French disner, diner meal, from disner to dine
1 a : the principal meal of the day b : a formal feast or banquet
2 : TABLE D'hote 2
3 : the food prepared for a dinner
4 : a packaged meal usually for quick preparation

Answer 3

The usage of these words varies from region to region. However, dinner is usually the chief meal of the day whether eaten at noon or in the evening. Supper is a lighter meal. I usually eat dinner at 6:30 during the week but then have dinner at 2 on Sundays and then a supper at 7.
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Answer 4

The word "dinner" is normally used by Indians to refer to the meal that is eaten in the evening. Native speakers of English, on the other hand, use the word to refer to the main meal of the day. Some people have their main meal in the afternoon, while others have it in the evening. So what we call "lunch" may be referred to as "dinner" by native speakers of English. The important thing to remember here is that "dinner" is considered by some to be the most important meal of the day. "Supper", on the other hand, is something that is had only in the evening. And unlike "dinner", it is usually a very light meal. One can have it early in the evening or just before going to bed. Americans tend to use the word "supper" quite often. It is usually a meal eaten at home with members of the family. When you invite someone to have a meal with you in the evening, you usually ask him/her to have "dinner" with you, not supper. The Prime Minister of India hosts dinners and not suppers.

Answer 5

English words come from a range of origins. Many are Germanic in origin and many are French. After the Norman invasion in 1066, most governmental, educational and religious terms were old french and many words to do with daily life and industry were anglo-saxon, with a lot of words doubled up. this is one of the reasons why the vocabulary for English is one of the world's largest. Dinner is often a significant meal but can in fact be at lunch time or in the evening. Supper is normally used for eating in the evening, not at lunch time, but can describe anything from a late snack to a formal social occassion. Both are used to describe a standard evening meal, depending on preference and local custom

Answer 6

Supper is an evening meal.

Dinner is the main meal of the day. Often in Britain this can be lunch as the school provides cooked food.

Dinner and supper can be the same meal.

Answer 7

They both mean the same mealtime IE: 5:00pm. But, dinner is basically, a classier way of saying supper. If you go to a restaurant for fine dining, saying supper vs. dinner sounds as though a person has no class. Sorry,I know that seems rude but, I didn't know how else to word it.

Answer 8

Back in the day, dinner was the big mid day meal fed to the people that were hard at work. Supper was the light evening meal to take the edge off before relaxing for the night. My Grandma called lunch dinner if it was hot and served family style. Lunch was a mid day sandwich snack in lieu of dinner.

Answer 9

This goes way back to old English times....The upper class would dine hence dinner, and the working class would sup, hence supper.
So basically you called it diner if you had money and supper if you didn't.
Interesting enough my grandmother what born in England and came to Canada when she was a small girl and she calls dinner lunch.

Answer 10

Certainly this can vary slightly depending upon culture. The dinner hour is noontime. When the dinner bell is rung it is noon. Supper is the evening meal.

Answer 11

I never heard of the word supper until i moved up north. I was born & raised in the south