Date:  Mon, 9 Oct 1995 10:34:11 -0500

From:  "Kathleen M. O'Neill" <koneil1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIC.EDU>

Subject: Re: miscellany, lexical



>Lastly, is the person who doesn't know what a hot dog "all the way" is for

>real? Is this an idiosyncracy or are there other wisconsinites with the same

>gap (bill?)? In Chile, if that's what you wanted, you ordered "un completo",

>which was amazing in its toppings, and very messy. My mouth is watering, let's

>not get back on junk food, please.

>

>Ellen JOhnson

>Univ. of Memphis (native of Atlanta)

>ejohnson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cc.memphis.edu

>



Terribly sorry, Ellen, but I never heard the term "all the way" used to

mean "with everything [on it]" until that posting.

I'm in Chicago, after all, and if ya want a hot dog here, ya better ask

for it "loaded" or "with the works," or even "with everything."



Kate