Shared rented homes highlight little differences

21 2007
Moving into a rented house with fellow students from across the country really does bring regional differences to the fore.

Alongside the correct pronunciation of the word scone, the name for meal consumed in the evening is another bone of contention among sharing renters, with a news study highlighting the extent to which geography affects what we call it.

More than 80 per cent of Londoners and 69 per cent of people living elsewhere in the south of the country refer to the meal as dinner, according to research carried out by Legal and General.

In comparison, 61 per cent of people living in the north of the country call it tea, despite the Oxford English Dictionary defining this as "a light meal in the late afternoon".

In addition, it seems that age and lifestyle play a part in how we talk about our mealtimes, with young professionals and couples of the same gender opting for dinner while those with young children giving the nod to tea.

Just five per cent of those living in the south and four per cent of those in the north call their evening meal supper, however. ADNFCR-1219-ID-18289289-ADNFCR

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