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What is the difference between lunch and luncheon ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between lunch and luncheon ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Both are meals eaten around midday. A luncheon is a formal meal or a hosted event.
"I had lunch with my mother yesterday." "I went to lunch with my mother yesterday."
"I hosted a luncheon yesterday." "I attended a luncheon yesterday."
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A luncheon is just a fancy term for lunch. Like, for example, say a bunch of ladies decide to get together for lunch. They might call it a luncheon.
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- English (US)
Both are meals eaten around midday. A luncheon is a formal meal or a hosted event.
"I had lunch with my mother yesterday." "I went to lunch with my mother yesterday."
"I hosted a luncheon yesterday." "I attended a luncheon yesterday."
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Lunch = just a normal midday meal
Luncheon = formal lunch event (for work, get togethers, etc.)
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