I call my evening meal “dinner”, while my partner names it “supper”. For others, my version might refer to lunch, while my significant other’s term could be confused for a late evening mini-meal.
That’s because, broadly speaking, the word you use for this course depends on where you’re from. The New York Times’ impressive British-Irish dialect quiz captures this difference and dozens of others, narrowing your answers down to specific regions.
Though it’s not quite as involved as all that, a new survey from YouGov has shown another word that could reveal your hometown: “alleyway”, and its many variations.
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