Going off of this sequence of adjectives, “East Coast” would be categorized as origin (7) and “spicy” would categorized as type (9), correct?
akilou 3 points 3 years 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 6 points 3 years ago
It's an East Coast Italian, but spicy.
ReallyKinda 4 points 3 years 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 1 point 3 years 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.
GrammatonCleric 0 points 3 years ago path: 0 6858040, hotness: undefined, score: 0, children: 1
AFKBRBChocolate 4 points 3 years ago
Adjectives actually do have an order, which I think is what OP is taking about
corsicanguppy -5 points 3 years 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.
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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.
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