Do you say Dinner or Supper ?

[J.B.]

I'm truly surprised. Must definitely be a regional thing. Been in So. Cal since '69 and have never heard anyone use that term. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is all I've ever seen on any menu (handheld and online). This just blows my mind. The common line: "Would you like to go out to Dinner?" just seems comical using Supper. I'm not clowning on anyone; I'm just shocked at the response to Mikey's Post. Maybe I should get out more.

[Bruce Banner]

[Brown Bear]

Same as you Mikey.

[cjefferys]

I'm truly surprised. Must definitely be a regional thing.

Yeah, it's definitely a regional thing (kind of like the whole pop/soda/coke deal).

[HardyGirl]

When I was a kid it was dinner. When I lived in Wisconsin, I changed it to supper and that was w/ me until a few years ago when I changed it back to dinner.

[HardyGirl]

I'm truly surprised. Must definitely be a regional thing. Been in So. Cal since '69 and have never heard anyone use that term. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is all I've ever seen on any menu (handheld and online). This just blows my mind. The common line: "Would you like to go out to Dinner?" just seems comical using Supper. I'm not clowning on anyone; I'm just shocked at the response to Mikey's Post. Maybe I should get out more.

When I lived in WI, a little boy I used to babysit told me when you go out to eat it's dinner, but when you're at home it's supper. Out of the mouths of babes!

[Mikey]

I dunno if it's a regional thing or more of an old fashioned thing.

Growing up in NW New Jersey most of the old local farmers (yours truly included) would always say supper.

When I started school in the early 70's is when I heard the term dinner as the evening meal.

To me, (with a very foggy memory) it seemed like the "dinner" use was mostly from newer and more upper class residents of our township.

The kids where, when you go to their birthday party (at their house) you would be like ---- MAN THIS KID IS RICH !!! --- because their old man has a pool table in their cellar -------- oopppps, I ment "basement"

[Nostalgiabuff]

we always said dinner. at least to the best of my recollection, which isn't what it used to be

[Brazoo]

Dinner, always. Everyone in my family too - but for some reason my dad says supper - but he says a lot of weird things.

[comicmike]

When I lived in WI, a little boy I used to babysit told me when you go out to eat it's dinner, but when you're at home it's supper. Out of the mouths of babes!

I grew up on the east coast of Canada, and that is also what my parents called our evening meals

[ScottA]

I live in Alabama. Take a guess, lol.

[EmergencyIan]

I think Mikey is probably right, at least in part. I heard the term supper much more frequently in the 70s than I do now. I lived in southern Indiana until 1998 and didn't hear it anymore, or very rarely, at that point in time.

- Ian