blake murphy wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:37:40 -0700, RegForte > wrote:
>
>> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>
>>>> Sub (Submarine Sandwich) - Pretty much anything on a long bread
>>>> bun or part of a long
>>>> bread loaf always with lettuce and other salad acompaniments, never
>>>> heated.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wow, what a load if misinformation. Hoagies go on a good Italian
>>> bread type of roll. Grinders are sometimes heated, but not all
>>> that often. The Sub definition is close.
>>
>>
>> I would even dispute the sub definition. Hot meatball subs are a
>> staple in NJ where I'm from.
>
> when you're talking about purely local terms, it's kind of silly to
> say 'subs are never heated' or 'hoagies are on italian bread,' unless
> you preface it with 'in hoagiestan....'

Especially as 'sub' is short for submarine, so-called because
of the shape of the bread. There are hot and cold subs, the
ingredients don't make it a sub, the sub bread does.

nancy