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iain wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:47 pm. Just cooking our tea
In the US we say steeping or brewing. 😉
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jkbarnes wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:52 pm
iain wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:47 pm. Just cooking our tea
In the US we say steeping or brewing. 😉
No. Tea is a northern English term for dinner.

Dinner to me is actually what you would call lunch.

You are of course correct if referring to the drink.
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iain wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:55 pm
jkbarnes wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:52 pm
iain wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:47 pm. Just cooking our tea
In the US we say steeping or brewing. 😉
No. Tea is a northern English term for dinner.

Dinner to me is actually what you would call lunch.

You are of course correct if referring to the drink.
And here I thought I was making a cheap joke. That’s pretty fascinating. Never heard tea as a term for dinner. I’m familiar with the dinner vs lunch and dinner vs supper differences.
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iain wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:55 pmTea is a northern English term for dinner.
Northern? I have no familial connection to the North and grew up having tea as my last meal of the day :?
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Meal taken in the middle of the day? Luncheon, lunch or dinner?
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:28 pm Meal taken in the middle of the day? Luncheon, lunch or dinner?
It’s dinner for me. Breakfast, dinner, tea.
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At school you had dinner money, for school dinners. Then you went home for tea. Egg and chips, sausage and chips, fish fingers and chips. :D
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And then there’s afternoon tea. A bridge between Dinner & tea.
So….we have breakfast, elevenses, dinner, afternoon tea, tea and supper. I’m just amazed that I can still find room for snacks!
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JAFO wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:33 pm At school you had dinner money, for school dinners. Then you went home for tea. Egg and chips, sausage and chips, fish fingers and chips. :D
And if you weren't served by dinner ladies at lunchtime you'd probably have brought your food in your lunch box. Confusing all round.
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Thermexman wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:51 pm And then there’s afternoon tea. A bridge between Dinner & tea.
So….we have breakfast, elevenses, dinner, afternoon tea, tea and supper. I’m just amazed that I can still find room for snacks!
Now you're thinking of hobbitses, precious :D
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And then they introduced brunch.. 🙂
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Soporsche wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:32 pm And then they introduced brunch.. 🙂
Brunch is an abomination, a b*st*rdization of proper meals. Eat breakfast or eat lunch (or dinner, in Iain’s case) or go home!
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^^^^ maybe more Curmudgeon Corner 🙂
I think its a late breakfast or an early lunch.. unless you have it between eating breakfast and lunch (dinner) in which case you're very full indeed 😅
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In an effort to get this thread back on track….

I really appreciate the fun senses of humor so many members have. It makes this community a fun escape from the dreary, depressing news at the moment.
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