This is an all-ears English podcast episode 2074 dinner or supper. What's the difference?

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subscribe. When it comes to the evening meal, do you say dinner or supper? Today we answer a great

question from a listener about the difference between these two words in American English. Listen in

and find out why this is linked to US history and what might happen with the term supper in the future.

Post your pillowy soft bread. Push that. Liberally spread that butter. Stroke that marmite open. Dip that knife and spread that.

Don't overload. And taste that. Marmite. Love it. Hate it. Get it on.

Hey there Michelle, how you doing today? Hey Lindsey, I'm good. How are you?

Hey, it's good to be on the microphone. It's a sunny day in Denver. So all good. No complaints. No

complaints. Good. Good. So Lindsey, what did you have for supper last night?

Supper. What a strange word to me. I almost never used that word, but I can tell you what I had was

a bowl of salad. I eat a lot of salad like 10 salads a week. Just kale and I put sweet potatoes on

it. Some cheese, some almonds and walnuts. So I go all out with my salads. That sounds

good. What about you? Good. I had some pasta and I don't know why, but lately I've been having a

plum with like every single meal. Plums are good. Do you like peaches or plums? I like both. I have

both. But it's like such a good summary, juicy fruit. Like both of them are nectarines. I love.

Yeah, it's fun to eat around the season, right? So this past weekend, we're up in Breckenridge

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