I have my breakfast,lunch, dinner?

[Hese]

Hello there,

I've been wondering for a while whether it is possible to use the possessive "my" in the expression "I have my breakfast".

I often hear it, but most of the time the speakers are non-natives.

Thank you very much for your help!

 

[panjandrum]

It seems strange as a complete sentence, but fine if you add a little:
I have my breakfast in bed every Sunday.
I have my breakfast at 7:30.

 

[Setwale_Charm]

Agree with panjandrum. On its own, it sounds far better without anything before "breakfast" at all. You can also say "I eat my breakfast".

 

[se16teddy]

I've been wondering for a while whether it is possible to use the possessive "my" in the expression "I have my breakfast".

Yes, it's fine.
Every morning I get up. I have my breakfast. I go to work. There must be more to life than this.

 

[Esneider113]

Hi, Everybody

Could I say I have lunch without my? or is it a must?

Thanks in Advance

 

[Wishfull]

Hi.
I don't know the meaning of "I have my breakfast."
Does it mean; "I eat my breakfast everyday"?
Or "my breakfast has been ready to eat"?


I can understand;
"I ate my breakfast."
"I had my breakfast."

Sorry my poor understanding.

 

[Dimcl]

Esneider, please provide context. Neither "I have lunch." or "I have my lunch." are complete sentences. The following are complete sentences:

"I have lunch at 12:00"
"I have my lunch at 12:00"
"I don't eat lunch until 12:00"
"I don't eat my lunch until 12:00"
"I have lunch with my boss every Friday"
"I have my lunch with my girlfriends every Friday" (This is not technically wrong, it's just not idiomatic).
"I have lunch with my girlfriends every Friday"

I'm sure that there are many other contexts.

 

[temblor]

Esneider, please provide context. Neither "I have lunch." or "I have my lunch." are complete sentences. The following are complete sentences:

"I have lunch at 12:00"
"I have my lunch at 12:00"
"I don't eat lunch until 12:00"
"I don't eat my lunch until 12:00"
"I have lunch with my boss every Friday"
"I have my lunch with my girlfriends every Friday" (This is not technically wrong, it's just not idiomatic).
"I have lunch with my girlfriends every Friday"

I'm sure that there are many other contexts.

"I have my lunch with my girlfriends every Friday". I can't find anything wrong with it.
Is "I have my lunch with my girlfriends Fridays" right?

 

[cycloneviv]

This other discussion of "my breakfast" presents conflicting views, but may be of use to you:

I have my breakfast

 

[Kevin Beach]

In BrE, we usually omit "my".

I had lunch at 1 o'clock

I'm having lunch with my boss today (= I will have ....)

But you would use "my" if you were describing a particualr arrangement for you on your own, such as:

Rather than stay in the office at lunchtime, I took my lunch to the park and ate it there.

 

[cycloneviv]

Rather than stay in the office at lunchtime, I took my lunch to the park and ate it there.

I agree that this sentence is fine. I interpret it as "I took my packed lunch to the park" rather than "I took my luncheon (the event of having lunch) to the park".

I hope that makes some sort of sense!

 

[Kevin Beach]

I agree that this sentence is fine. I interpret it as "I took my packed lunch to the park" rather than "I took my luncheon (the event of having lunch) to the park".

I hope that makes some sort of sense!

It makes every sort of sense because it's exactly right.......

Although ..... luncheon may be slightly old-fashioned. We'd say "lunch"....

 

[cycloneviv]

Although ..... luncheon may be slightly old-fashioned. We'd say "lunch"....

I agree completely. I was trying to find a word that implied the event of lunch rather than the object "lunch", but it probably wasn't the best solution.

 

[Rational_gaze]

It usually depends on if you're saying 'lunch' to mean the event, or lunch to mean the actual food.

"I'm having lunch today with some friends" refers to the event of having lunch, although it wouldn't be technically incorrect to say 'my lunch'.

"I have packed my lunch for today" refers to the food, although again, you might hear it without the 'my' occasionally.

This is why "I have my lunch with my girlfriends every Friday" sounds a little odd.


Edit: Oops sorry, it seems I've basically just repeated everyone else. I guess I didn't read properly.