In Hebrew it's much simpler. We have morning-meal, noon-meal and evening-meal, just combining the words for "morning", "noon", "evening" and "meal".
I've always thought the word breakfast has a certain poetry to it that the other meals lack.
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 33 1/3
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brenda m - Mar 10, 2005 7:57:23 am PST #5882 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Steph L. - Mar 10, 2005 7:57:53 am PST #5883 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I've always thought the word breakfast has a certain poetry to it that the other meals lack.
Oh, come on -- "brunch" is a beautiful word!
Kathy A - Mar 10, 2005 7:58:50 am PST #5884 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
So "supper" is just like "lunch" in terms of a-meal-eaten-on-a-certain-time, and "dinner" can replace either when it specifies the large meal of the day?
Yep! And, to quote the immortal Snoopy:
It's suppertime!
Oh, yes, it's suppertime!
And when suppertime comes
Can supper be far away?
Topic!Cindy - Mar 10, 2005 8:00:17 am PST #5885 of 10002
What is even happening?
Bruch is a fun portmwhateveryacallit, but breakfast is one of our more poetic words for ordinary tasks.
Lee,
Insent. Also, you'll see I cc'd someone. That's just me I cc'd. I meant to note it in the body of the email, so you'd have my more reliable address.
Jessica - Mar 10, 2005 8:00:45 am PST #5886 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've always thought the word breakfast has a certain poetry to it that the other meals lack.
Me too. It means something, rather that just being a label.
tommyrot - Mar 10, 2005 8:01:01 am PST #5887 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, come on -- "brunch" is a beautiful word!
No! Brunch implies one less meal!
brenda m - Mar 10, 2005 8:02:29 am PST #5888 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh, indeed. I would never slight Teh Brunch. But that's a different sort of thing.
§ ita § - Mar 10, 2005 8:02:50 am PST #5889 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Brunch implies one less meal!
But what a lovely meal!
Though it's become lazy. Or maybe it's just that I can never do brunch before noon these days.
Kathy A - Mar 10, 2005 8:03:42 am PST #5890 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
"Supper" does mean something--it's not its fault that we don't use "to sup" instead of "to eat" anymore.
Lee - Mar 10, 2005 8:05:10 am PST #5891 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
That's just me I cc'd. I meant to note it in the body of the email, so you'd have my more reliable address.
Oops. I didn't notice, and replied to the first address.