CONFUSING MEALS

For most people in the UK, breakfast is the first meal of the day.

 After that, it’s more complicated. Lunch is the midday meal, but some people call this dinner.

 However, the evening meal is also called dinner by many people, while others call this tea or supper.

 Alternatively, supper might be a light meal or snack eaten just before going to bed, possibly a few hours after the evening meal (dinner or tea).

 Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch, which is eaten late in the morning. (Brinner, as a combination of breakfast and evening dinner, is currently being investigated as a new word for the Collins English Dictionary. Apparently, this first appeared in an episode of the US TV series, Scrubs.)

 Afternoon tea is a small meal eaten in the afternoon, which usually comprises a cup of tea with sandwiches and cake.

 High tea (generally regarded as old-fashioned) is eaten late in the afternoon instead of an evening meal.


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