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It's not a question of ontology but of convention. Burger is a subclass of sandwich, but it's a distinct subclass that has a different name, and the superclass

by wenc 5y ago

It's not a question of ontology but of convention. Burger is a subclass of sandwich, but it's a distinct subclass that has a different name, and the superclass name is excluded.

kragen 5y ago
Fortunately, as Wikipedia explains, most people do not share the illogical convention you are advocating, though presumably most of the people you know do. (...please God don't let him ask me about hotdogs...)
- wenc 5y ago
  I believe most restaurants menus do adhere to this convention.