• squiblet
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    9 months ago

    The key is that it’s named like a variation of another sandwich. If it was a Spicy Italian in an East Coast version, it would be the East Coast Spicy Italian. However it’s the spicy version of the East Coast Italian, so it’s a Spicy East Coast Italian. Of course, they don’t have a non-spicy East Coast Italian, but I’m pretty sure that’s the thinking.

    • @SquorlpleOP
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      49 months ago

      Ah, ok. So it’s crucial to know that there is an existing type of sandwich just named “East Coast Italian”. That clears it up. Thanks all for answering.

      • @[email protected]
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        39 months ago

        I don’t know if I’ve ever ever eaten at Jimmy John’s, but my first reading of this was exactly that: that there must be a non spicy version and this is the spicy one. Must have been the adjectival order

  • @SpaceNoodle
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    69 months ago

    It’s an East Coast Italian, but spicy.

  • ReallyKinda
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    49 months ago

    I think “Spicy” would be a physical quality.

    Like someone else said I would think about “East Coast Italian” as a proper noun for a common sandwich (ie “peanut butter and jelly”) and “spicy” as a modifier on the whole thing (ie spicy peanut butter and Jelly sandwich)

  • @AlpacaChariot
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    19 months ago

    I’m with you on this, it sounds wrong in that order. They are probably trying their best not to infringe someone else’s trademark or something.

  • @[email protected]
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    9 months ago

    We’ve been inundated with “follow steps bellow para and revert” for so long that “the above text” and “instructions following” don’t seem to raise an eyebrow – let alone inspiring concern about the writer having an aneurysm.

    Adjective Order is a bridge too far.