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I would go so far as to say that, while the frankfurter is in the traditional 'wurst'-like appearance, an AmE speaker would probably also deny that a brat (a bratwurst) is a kind of sausage. Also, most non-frankfurter sausage in the US is presented in a form that is very much unlike the traditional frankfurter, usually sliced in circular shapes (luncheon meats like bologna, mortadella, salami, and in a different setting breakfast patties), or ground as in ground sausage for mixing in other things. In the US, the hot dog is very common and most other sausages are not. In most people's minds, however, the canonical sausage is not a frankfurter. The kind of meat, casing preparation, color, taste, etc all distinguish the kinds of sausage. There's no way around that (processed meat shaped like a tube). Technically a hot dog (or frankfurter) is a specific type of sausage. In short, yes, it is acceptable in AmE to call a hotdog a sausage, but it does seem strange when you put it like that because ones idea of sausage in AmE is nothing like a hotdog.

Am I correct in believing that a hot dog is a type of sausage and that it's not widely accepted to refer to it as such in the U.S.? If so, is this unusual perception (that a word is acceptable as a definition but taboo as a substitution) confined to the U.S., or is this sentiment common in other countries as well? I'm curious to know if this is a localized perception or if this extends to outside the U.S. It seems odd to me that there would be that much resentment to his statement, since it was trivial. Enough people tweeted in disagreement with his statement that "sausage" became a trending topic for a few hours. When Jacob says, "A hot dog is a type of sausage," not only did the others disagree, but so did people on Twitter. I noticed the strength of this perception when watching an episode of American Idol last year. It seems that there is a perception that goes along with the term "sausage" that people refuse to associate with the term "hot dog," even though the former is a generic term for the latter. This sounds like a silly question, but I've heard some very strong opinions about this, so I find this intriguing.Ī hot dog is a type of sausage (at least according to Merriam-Webster, Wikipedia, and Encyclopedia Britannica), but I find that very few friends and coworkers agree with this, and they go so far as to say that a hot dog isn't a sausage at all.