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Alana Mairs

Supper vs. Dinner

Tonight, while deciding between a grilled cheese and a grilled cheese at the recently opened Acme Cafe in Vancouver, I noticed this heading on the menu:

My mom, who grew up back east, says supper. To me, the right word is dinner. Is this a potential entry for the Cross-Canada phrasebook? And what do you call it?

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