Merriam-Webster said the hot dog is a sandwich, and people are furious

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It’s an age-old debate: is the hot dog — a meat tube resting in a partially-sealed bread pocket — a sandwich?

Would-be sandwich arbiter Merriam-Webster thinks so. And the Internet is not pleased.

It all started with this haughty tweet, which purported to celebrate all the sandwiches we’ll eat over Memorial Day weekend.

But Twitter saw Merriam-Webster’s hidden agenda: to settle a debate that just isn’t ready to be settled.

Others brought other carb + meat combinations into the mix. What about a taco? A gyro? A quesadilla?  Read more…

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