May 2012
8 posts
Dinner, tea, supper, and British social class. →
In Canada and the US, “dinner” and “supper” might be used slightly differently by some people but are generally considered synonyms. However in Britain, the name you give your meal is a shibboleth that can instantly identify your social origin.
“I have overshot myself, I have spoken foolishly, rashly, unadvisedly, absurdly,...”
– Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (via invisiblestories) 