Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two words for tea

Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by jawilson2 on Friday January 12, 2018 @08:39AM (#16132686)

We (USA) say breakfast, lunch, and dinner, though my grandparents would say supper instead of dinner sometimes. I wonder where/when the split occurred.

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Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by kasey_junk on Friday January 12, 2018 @07:22PM (#16137478)

I think you’ll find supper in common usage in the US but always as the same meal as dinner which is the evening meal.

Dinner is definitely most common near me but I wouldn’t blink if someone asked me over for supper or said it’s supper time.

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Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by mturmon on Friday January 12, 2018 @11:32AM (#16134094)

Same here (also USA). My parents (born 1930s) say breakfast, lunch, dinner. My grandparents (born 1900s) said breakfast, dinner, supper. My grandmother asserted that her usage was more proper.

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