"hot dog" on Morning Edition

[Ben Zimmer]

I was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition about the latest research on the
origins of "hot dog," including Fred Shapiro's discovery of an 1892 citation
from Paterson, NJ:

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/04/137530290/searching-history-for-the-hot-dogs-origin

Not sure when the segment airs this morning, but the audio will be available
online at the above link soon.

--bgz

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