Going off of this sequence of adjectives, “East Coast” would be categorized as origin (7) and “spicy” would categorized as type (9), correct?
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.
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.
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
It’s an East Coast Italian, but spicy.
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)
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.
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Adjectives actually do have an order, which I think is what OP is taking about
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