I quipped: Hoagie me no hoagies and hero me no heroes, please.
of troy said: sorry-- but i strongly disagree! there are local names for local foods.. and they are all slightly different..
Just to clarify, I was indeed joking when I claimed that the only "correct" words for what I propose we now refer to as DNLBSs (Differently-Named Long-Bread Sandwiches) were Sub and Grinder. In fact, I realize that any names for those sandwiches are local at best and positively isolationist (down to the neighborhood or individual pizza place) in some places. I also relish (mmm.... relish) the vast variety of both foods and the names for those foods we have in the USA. And unlike DNLBSs, sometimes the name stays the same while the food item changes -- c.f. Hot Dogs: steamed with mustard and relish at Fenway Park (Boston) but grilled and covered with the contents of a medium-sized garden (lettuce?!) at Wrigley Field (Chicago).
