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Here in Canada we use supper to be the same as dinner. For example I would say, �will you be home for supper? � I would use it the same as I would use �will you be home for dinner? �
As Susiebelle said, we can refer to dinner as a lunch when we have a Sunday dinner in the afternoon. I would say
We refer to �a brunch � when we have a very late breakfast.
No, you �re right, Ladybird. Supper is a snack - something like toast or a sandwich later in the evening, ( a good while after dinner) just to keep you going until breakfast! Of course, many people don � �t have supper at all.
After reading Ballycastle �s post, I am under the impression that supper does not mean the same thing in North American as it does in Britain. Supper in North America is defintely a big meal, it is not a snack and is the last meal of the day. However, we can have a snack after supper, if we wish.
Just read my reply, you got in ahead of me Giovanni - I didn �t mean the �no � to seem contradictory; I �m simply speaking about what �s done here in the UK. Sorry if it seemed abrupt.
Usually, yes, but there are, as always, exceptions: I was out last night at a friend �s house. I had been invited for supper, so I knew to expect something more substantial than I would have at home - in this case it was a pasta dish and a dessert. But I think it all boils down to what is customary in individual families and even regions, rather than countries. For example, here in Northern Ireland, you could ask in a chip shop for a �fish supper � which means fish and chips. This could be bought at any time of the day, not just in the evening. Confusing, isn �t it?
