"Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings?
2011年4月24日 · @Mitch: As an American, I'd mostly agree with Matthias that "lunch" refers to a noon-time meal and "supper" to an evening meal regardless of size, while "dinner" specifically refers to a larger or more formal meal.
Can supper and dinner be used interchangeably? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate: “Lunch” vs. “dinner” vs. “supper” — times and meanings? Wikipedia states that the words supper and dinner can be used interchangeably.
Confused by the British having “dinner” in the afternoon” and …
2013年9月3日 · To the person who said dinner is always the main meal of the day - that is WRONG! That is the convention used mostly in the South of England and by a minority of northerners - which is why they usually call their evening meal dinner - an exception being Christmas Dinner which is actually eaten in the afternoon.
Should we use plural or singular for a fraction of a mile?
2015年7月29日 · 0.25 miles. The rule I follow is that you use the singular only when talking of exactly one mile.You'd also say half a mile, quarter of a mile, etc., but in these cases it's as though you're still talking of "a mile" first, and then taking half or quarter of it.