On Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:30:36 -0400, Tony Cooper
Post by Tony CooperOn Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:12:57 +0200, Bertel Lund Hansen
Post by Bertel Lund HansenIn the 1880s and 1890s and 1990s, the names sausage sandwich and
hot dog sandwich were common. Sandwich got dropped, but its
still a sandwich the same as it always has been.
In my (Danish) mind a sandwich consists of two separate pieces of white
bread with something in between.
A hotdog in Denmark is a sausage put in a partly sliced long bun with
stuff added on top. We wouldn't call that a sandwich.
That's a perennial argument in this group.
Yes.
Post by Tony CooperI don't think I've ever heard anyone say "I had a hot dog sandwich for
lunch" or anything like that.
Nor have I. But even if the word" sandwich" isn't part of its name, I
consider a "hot dog" to be a kind of sandwich.
I drive a Toyota. Even though "car" isn't part of its name (I would
never say "I drive a Toyota car"), I consider a Toyota a be a kind of
car.
To me, a "sandwich" is "stuff" between bread. The bread can be two
separate pieces or it can be hinged, like a hotdog bun, and the hinge
on the bun can even be broken apart to make it two separate pieces.
The "stuff " on a sandwich is "sandwiched" between bread, and by
extension, in the word "sandwiched," the stuff can be something other
than food, and what it's sandwiched between doesn't have to be bread.
The subway car was so crowded that I was standing, tightly sandwiched
between two fat women.
And to me, a sandwich doesn't have to be on *white* bread. It can be
on any type of bread. The bread can also be toasted, for example on a
BLT.
The name "hot dog" apparently confuses some people since it be used in
two different ways: as a type of sausage and as that sausage on a hot
dog bun. To me, both are hot dogs, but the one on a bun is a sandwich.
A hot dog on a bun is a hot dog.
The same with "hamburger." A hamburger on a bun is a hamburger. A
hamburger is also a type of sandwich.
I'm sure I'll get lots of disagreement with everything I say above.,
but that's my view. Everyone else is entitled to his own view. I'm not
trying to convince that I'm right and you're wrong. There are many
example of not everyone using words in the same way; this is just one.
Post by Tony CooperHowever, if someone says they are going to have a sandwich for lunch,
that doesn't mean they won't order a hot dog.
Right.
Post by Tony CooperI don't think I've ever heard anyone say "They offer hot dogs and
several types of sandwiches." or anything like that.
Nor have I.
Post by Tony CooperIn other words, "sandwiches" can include hot dogs, but hot dogs are
not sandwiches.
That sounds like a contradiction to me, but you're apparently not the
only one here who doesn't consider hot dogs to be sandwiches, as I do.