Comments on: Can you call a peanut butter and jelly sandwich a peanut butter sandwich?

By: 53108

53108 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

Since it’s generally understood you don’t have just peanut butter or just jelly between two pieces of bread, it’s fine to call it a peanut butter sandwich.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

if it has both you call it by both names duh

By: Wheexer bai

Wheexer bai — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

If it’s with jelly, it’s a peanut butter jelly sandwich.
If it’s just peanut butter, then it’s a peanut butter sandwich.
Now i’m hungry

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

if it has peanut butter and jelly than its a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

if it only has peanut butter
than its a peanut butter sandwich

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

No, because it has jelly. if it just had peanut butter then you can call it a peanut butter sandwich.

By: enid

enid — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

well, sure, you could. you could also call it fried chicken. either way you’d be wrong.

‘hey, can i have a peanut butter sandwich?’
‘sure, here you go.’
*takes a bite* ”aaaa! this is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! i just wanted peanut butter! i’m deathly allergic to jelly! call an ambulance fast!’

By: Ms. Minerva

Ms. Minerva — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

Well, one calls a ham sandwich a ham sandwich regardless of what kind of condiment is added. One doesn’t usually say a ham and mayonnaise sandwich.

I think of jelly as a condiment….therefore, to be correct, I would say that one would call a sandwich having peanut butter as the most substantive ingredient simply a peanut butter sandwich….regardless of what condiment is used to enhance the peanut butter.

By: Drewkulele

Drewkulele — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

Well, you can call it "George" if you want to, of course, but I think that if it has jelly on it, then its official title is: "Peanut Butter AND Jelly Sandwich!"

I mean, if you had a sandwich that had both ham and cheese on it, you wouldn’t call it a Ham Sandwich, you’d call it a Ham AND Cheese Sandwich, right? So the same applies here!

By: Canadian19

Canadian19 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

Think of it this way:

A Peanut-Butter and Jelly sandwich is just a Peanut-Butter sandwich with jelly.

For example, when you go to a fast-food restaurant with a friend and he asks you what you’re eating, you’ll just say "A cheeseburger". There is no need to say "A cheeseburger with ketchup, pickles, tomatoes, bacon…" You could, but just "cheesburger" is fine.