A little quiz for you
Apr 10th 2005, 7:40 pm
#46
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Re: A little quiz for you
Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn
>> because its the *main* meal of the day, that's what dinner is.
>> It gets associated with social standing, because the affluent
>> tend to eat dinner in the evening, factory workers tend (tended?)
>> to eat main meal at lunchtime in the works canteen and correctly
>> call it dinner and have (high) tea in the evening.
>Actually, that's certainly not the case here (NW). I've seen people call
>sandwiches their dinner.
No doubt, lots of people misuse words, when enough do it, it
becomes the new meaning.
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>> because its the *main* meal of the day, that's what dinner is.
>> It gets associated with social standing, because the affluent
>> tend to eat dinner in the evening, factory workers tend (tended?)
>> to eat main meal at lunchtime in the works canteen and correctly
>> call it dinner and have (high) tea in the evening.
>Actually, that's certainly not the case here (NW). I've seen people call
>sandwiches their dinner.
No doubt, lots of people misuse words, when enough do it, it
becomes the new meaning.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
Apr 10th 2005, 8:44 pm
#47
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Re: A little quiz for you
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:40:53 +0100, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn
>>> because its the *main* meal of the day, that's what dinner is.
>>> It gets associated with social standing, because the affluent
>>> tend to eat dinner in the evening, factory workers tend (tended?)
>>> to eat main meal at lunchtime in the works canteen and correctly
>>> call it dinner and have (high) tea in the evening.
>>Actually, that's certainly not the case here (NW). I've seen people call
>>sandwiches their dinner.
>No doubt, lots of people misuse words, when enough do it, it
>becomes the new meaning.
The use of lunch or dinner depends to some extent on regional
differences in England.
--
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http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/m...phe.htm#plural
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn
>>> because its the *main* meal of the day, that's what dinner is.
>>> It gets associated with social standing, because the affluent
>>> tend to eat dinner in the evening, factory workers tend (tended?)
>>> to eat main meal at lunchtime in the works canteen and correctly
>>> call it dinner and have (high) tea in the evening.
>>Actually, that's certainly not the case here (NW). I've seen people call
>>sandwiches their dinner.
>No doubt, lots of people misuse words, when enough do it, it
>becomes the new meaning.
The use of lunch or dinner depends to some extent on regional
differences in England.
--
It's not it's, it's its.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/m...phe.htm#plural
Apr 10th 2005, 9:11 pm
#48
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Re: A little quiz for you
Following up to nitram
>>No doubt, lots of people misuse words, when enough do it, it
>>becomes the new meaning.
>The use of lunch or dinner depends to some extent on regional
>differences in England.
round here (SE) its more a devide on age and social group.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
>>No doubt, lots of people misuse words, when enough do it, it
>>becomes the new meaning.
>The use of lunch or dinner depends to some extent on regional
>differences in England.
round here (SE) its more a devide on age and social group.
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
Apr 10th 2005, 9:24 pm
#49
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Re: A little quiz for you
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:11:39 +0100, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to nitram
>>>No doubt, lots of people misuse words, when enough do it, it
>>>becomes the new meaning.
>>The use of lunch or dinner depends to some extent on regional
>>differences in England.
>round here (SE) its more a devide on age and social group.
That too.
--
It's not it's, it's its.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/m...phe.htm#plural
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to nitram
>>>No doubt, lots of people misuse words, when enough do it, it
>>>becomes the new meaning.
>>The use of lunch or dinner depends to some extent on regional
>>differences in England.
>round here (SE) its more a devide on age and social group.
That too.
--
It's not it's, it's its.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/m...phe.htm#plural
