hero etymology

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
> Ah, but not in Philly, right? Â It's a "hoagie" there.

It's a "hobo sandwich" in Saint Louis, wherein a hot dog made with a
frankfurter is a "frank(furter) sandwich."

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