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On 12/15/2024 5:09 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Dec 2024 09:53:59 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
> <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-12-15, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dinner/supper is that a north/south thing, a socio-economic thing, a
>>> religious denomination thing or an age thing?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> I generally use "dinner" for a complex meal and "supper" for a
>> simple one.  If I think of it.
>>
>> Up here in Damnyankeeland, they're used pretty much interchangeably
>> and everybody adjusts accordingly.
>>
>> Although I suspect you've neglected the use of "dinner" for the
>> midday meal, which is now (AFAIK) passing out of use as old farmers
>> die off.  Although those of us older than 60 might use "dinner"
>> for a Sunday or holiday meal served at around 2 pm.
> 
> I only learnt the word "dinner" for the evening meal at school. And,
> in Australia, I've never heard the word supper. It's never supper,
> always dinner, fancy or not.
> 
> Although, one time our neighbour was at our place around 5:30 pm. He
> saw his wife leave by car and said "What's she doing? She's supposed
> to be making me tea!"
> 

There may be some evolution of terms over time.  When I was a kid, we 
had supper but over time, it seemed to evolve to the more popular term 
dinner.  Could be a regional thing too.

Then you have The Supper Club, devoted to the art of dinner.
https://thesupperclubinc.com/story