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96. What is the distinction between dinner and supper?
a. supper is an evening meal while dinner is eaten earlier (lunch, for example) (7.79%) b. supper is an evening meal, dinner is the main meal (7.76%) c. dinner takes place in a more formal setting than supper (12.12%) d. there is no distinction; they both have the same meaning (34.56%) e. I do not use the term supper (33.14%) f. I don't use the term dinner (0.82%) g. other (3.83%) (10661 respondents)
All Results Choice a: supper is an evening meal while dinner is eaten earlier (lunch, for example)
Choice b: supper is an evening meal, dinner is the main meal
Choice c: dinner takes place in a more formal setting than supper
Choice d: there is no distinction; they both have the same meaning
Choice e: I do not use the term supper
Choice f: I don't use the term dinner
Choice g: other |
