Weddings - evening invite

Georgiegirl256

jaylee3 wrote: »

So to all you people on here who are saying ‘wedding breakfast’ (and who probably never called it that before this thread; ) you can go back to calling it a ‘reception’ again.

Thanks for the permission! Phew....RECEPTION RECEPTION RECEPTION!!!

Buzzybee90

As long as we don't start the tea/dinner debate we will be ok...!

2 questions -

What do you call the single seat and the front of the bus (more common on school buses)

What do you call it when someone pulls someone else's tie? Apart from idiotic of course.

I know these are both childish examples but my friends and I had a great time at uni discussing regional differences!

jaylee3

lostinrates wrote: »

I'm using it because its what's being used I the thread now.


I use both depending on who I'm talking to and situation. :rotfl:

My point exactly! :T People have been using the term 'wedding breakfast' since the insinuation that more middle class people say it, and commoners say 'wedding reception.' I just found it hilarious, that everyone suddenly decided to start saying breakfast instead....... :rotfl:

There were a few snooty comments much earlier in the thread, saying 'oooh, it's a clarss thing you know....' and people started saying wedding breakfast then. Hilarious

jaylee3

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Thanks for the permission! Phew....RECEPTION RECEPTION RECEPTION!!!

You're welcome

Buzzybee90

jaylee3 wrote: »

My point exactly! :T People have been using the term 'wedding breakfast' since the insinuation that more middle class people say it, and commoners say 'wedding reception.' I just found it hilarious, that everyone suddenly decided to start saying breakfast instead....... :rotfl:

There were a few snooty comments much earlier in the thread, saying 'oooh, it's a clarss thing you know....' and people started saying wedding breakfast then. Hilarious

I'm sorry but it just sounds like you're a middle-class hater!

jaylee3

Not having a dig at people saying wedding breakfast; it's just an observation I made.

It seems that people will say things in a certain manner to not be thought of badly. And/or to be thought of as more intelligent/classier/more knowledgeable.

As I said, as soon as a couple of snooty comments were made about people who haven't heard the term wedding breakfast: everyone started saying it, when people weren't saying it before those comments. Interesting eh? I think people care what others think, more than they care to admit.

Hit a few raw nerves methinks.

lostinrates

jaylee3 wrote: »

My point exactly! :T People have been using the term 'wedding breakfast' since the insinuation that more middle class people say it, and commoners say 'wedding reception.' I just found it hilarious, that everyone suddenly decided to start saying breakfast instead....... :rotfl:

There were a few snooty comments much earlier in the thread, saying 'oooh, it's a clarss thing you know....' and people started saying wedding breakfast then. Hilarious

My point was I'm using it to avoid confusion. In real life I use both.


I'm resoundingly middle class I'm afraid (self made father, old money mother) but not a full Brit. . As for pseudo intellectual, with in laws doctors and close friends professors in top class universities much hold my own in conversation. I'm not too worried if people on the Internet think I'm a pseudo intellectual when discussing weddings. In fact, I think its a bit of a hoot .

Torry_Quine

I would say the wedding breakfast is the actual meal whereas reception is the whole thing, meal speeches etc.

lostinrates

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I would say the wedding breakfast is the actual meal whereas reception is the whole thing, meal speeches etc.

Yes, I think that's fair.


But I do know people who would just say reception for whole thing.

Doesn't bother me.


Similarly I say 'loo' but some peoe say 'toilet'. Fulfils the same function.

Georgiegirl256

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

As long as we don't start the tea/dinner debate we will be ok...!

2 questions -

What do you call the single seat and the front of the bus (more common on school buses)

What do you call it when someone pulls someone else's tie? Apart from idiotic of course.

I know these are both childish examples but my friends and I had a great time at uni discussing regional differences!

I don't know the answers to your questions, but being Northern, I love the tea/dinner debate! :rotfl:

For the record, it's TEA!