I love how in America, people use different words for the same thing.
But I have never, until today, herd the word “meat” after the phrase for “hot dog”,”weiner”, etc.
I remember being in Cape Cod and asking for a milkshake, and the waitress said, “Oh, you mean a Frappe”. I felt like I was in a different world.
America is fascinating tlike that.
herd = heard.
Duh.
Yes the english language is facinating depending on where you come from in the US. I will never forget the first time I head the word “Davenport” from a neighbor. It took me awhile to figure out she was talking about a sofa/couch.
About hotdogs. Recently one of my daughters and I was having a discussion about hotdogs/weiners/frankfurters. I thought those were called different names depending on where you come from. She said NO!, hotdogs have all kinds of ground up “meat” in them compared to weiners/frankfurters. I don’t think that is correct, but if it is, maybe that is the distinction Romney was making.
Do you have a link to him saying that? I would like to hear the context in which he said it.