Supper vs. Dinner reveals regional mealtime name divide

Barb Bierman Batie
May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019 Updated Jun 25, 2020

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On the heels of December’s scoop vs. shovel discussion, Daughter No. Two discovered yet another regional divide when it comes to discussing mealtime names in Washington, D.C. For the past two years she has been the intern trainer at a senator’s office. Earlier this month she called home for a D.C. update and noted, “The interns just asked me what ‘supper’ was.”

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