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  1. "Lunch" vs "luncheon" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    What is the difference between lunch and luncheon? Is it just American spelling vs British spelling, or do they have some sort of formal/professional touch to them, say, a casual midday meal …

  2. "Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings?

    Apr 24, 2011 · I've seen cases where a noon-time meal is referred to as dinner, and the evening meal is called supper. There's also lunch around noon followed by dinner in the evening. Is …

  3. Proper use of "out to lunch", "out for lunch" and "out at lunch"

    Aug 14, 2012 · The argument stemmed from conversation over the appropriate preposition to use, and became particularly heated when we tried to determine if lunch was a verb, or was short …

  4. Is Luncheon capitalized when referring to an event?

    Mar 24, 2015 · But if the luncheon is in honor of a person, for a charity event, or a retirement party the name of the honoree together with the event or occasion's name is capitalized.

  5. Is there a version of brunch for a meal between dinner and lunch?

    Brunch has become quite a common word in the English language. Is there a similar word for a meal in place of dinner and lunch? (A phrase will also do).

  6. Using the word 'tiffin' to refer to a lunch box

    Mar 22, 2018 · It can refer to the midday luncheon or, in some regions of the Indian subcontinent, a between meal snack, or in South Indian usage, a light breakfast. In the introduction it does …

  7. The use of subsequent to something - English Language & Usage …

    Nov 14, 2022 · It is grammatically correct* but stylistically dreadful. “Subsequent to” is an unnatural Latinate construction consisting of two words with four syllables in place of a …

  8. What's the appropriate word for informal events in which friends …

    Sep 6, 2016 · What's the appropriate general word for all informal events in which a few (let's say, 3-10) friends meet at home or in a pub for a beer, dinner, coffee, card game etc., and have a …

  9. grammaticality - Lady's Ladies' or ladies - English Language

    Feb 22, 2019 · This has puzzled me for some time. What is the possessive plural for of lady? The lady's shoes? The ladies' shoes? Also, which for of lady do you use when addressing more …

  10. Confused by the British having “dinner” in the afternoon” and …

    Sep 3, 2013 · In the UK, dinner would normally refer to the main meal of the day, irrespective of the time of day at which it is eaten. It could, for example, be eaten around midday (" lunch …