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Re: USAGE: Pop, smearcase, kolaches

From:Grandsire, C.A. <grandsir@...>
Date:Monday, December 13, 1999, 9:17
Nik Taylor wrote:
> > "Grandsire, C.A." wrote: > > For me, there are: > > break-fast: petit-de'jeuner > > lunch: de'jeuner > > dinner: diner > > Interesting. According to my etymological dictionary, both _de'jeuner_ > and _diner_ come from Latin _disju:na:re_, "breakfast", from > _je:ju:nus_, "fasting, hungry". So, for you, _diner_ is always the last > meal of the day? >
For me, yes.
> _disju:na:re_ became _desiuner_ > _de'jeuner_, but it also became > _disner_ > _diner_. Don't know why it split up, my etymological > dictionary doesn't explain that. > > > I also sometimes take a snack around 4 pm, it is called "gou^ter" > > Interesting, a special word for a snack? >
It's only used as this time of the day. We have also a special word for a meal composed of sandwiches, whether it is lunch or "gou^ter". We call it "casse-croute". -- Christophe Grandsire Philips Research Laboratories -- Building WB 145 Prof. Holstlaan 4 5656 AA Eindhoven The Netherlands Phone: +31-40-27-45006 E-mail: grandsir@natlab.research.philips.com