Back in the day you had dinner in the afternoon, and supper in the evening.
Now you have dinner in the evening, and who even invited this lunch guy?
When did this change happen? Is there a reason for it?
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In general, dinner is the big meal of the day. Even today, if you’re a farmer it’s probably around noon.
If you eat dinner around noon (or 1, or 2), then in the evening you’ll have a smaller meal called (in the US) supper. At least in novels (which are at least somewhat related to real life), in Britain it’s tea. There may be a supper later.
If you eat dinner in the evening, there will be lunch earlier. Usually around noon. And maybe supper after, depending on how late dinner is.
Even if dinner is mostly in the evening, Sunday dinner may be around noon. In that case, Sunday could be the only day of the week that you eat supper. Holidays tend to be like Sundays in that respect.
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