Hamburg is a location, Hamburger is a meat.

Defuniak Springs, Florida
July 14, 2018 2:37pm CST
I get that people have different names for things I really get that. But there are some that really bug me. I was having a conversation with a friend yesterday about one that bugs us both- hamburg. This is why.... Hamburg is not a meat. It is a place. A very beautiful place that in no way assembles ground beef formed into patties or anything else. Hamburger however is a meat, also known as ground beef. It is used for many different things such as meatballs, meatloaf and hamburgers. See, there is a difference. Don't go calling your meatloaf after a tourist location.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
14 Jul 18
Hamburg is the second biggest city in Germany after Berlin, the capital. There are several theories as to the origin of the Hamburger. One theory is that German immigrants brought it over to America.
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BANKIM
@banksim (5203)
•
14 Jul 18
you raise a valid point and nice comparison
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134291)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Jul 18
I will never call my hamburger after a tourist place.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134291)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Jul 18
April
@thislittlepennyearns (58103)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jul 18
Good, then we can remain friends. :P
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Boingboing
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
14 Jul 18
You are probably not aware that most of the rest of the world that isn't North America doesn't call ground beef 'hamburger'. A hamburger is what you make from that ground beef (or other ground meat). In the UK we call ground meat 'mince'.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
14 Jul 18
You've beaten me! I wanted to add this. The meat - whatever it is called - doesn't make a hamburger. Only if you put it between two halves of a roll, you get a hamburger.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (58103)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jul 18
@boiboing No, I was perfectly aware of that.
NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (115920)
• United States
14 Jul 18
Is it laziness that people can’t add the extra “-er”?
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (58103)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jul 18
Maybe they missed that Geography class.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (115920)
• United States
14 Jul 18
@thislittlepennyearns probably were too busy in high school doing other things.
April
@thislittlepennyearns (58103)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Jul 18
@NJChicaa we both know exactly what things those were.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jul 18
We can call "Meat Loaf" after a singer! It's not called "Hamburg Helper"! We live in a world of increased abbreviations.
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maximax8
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
14 Jul 18
I know the difference. Last year I took a train with my two children from Berlin to Hamburg. We liked seeing the canals in Hamburg. The highlight of our visit was the Miniatures. We had a fantastic time there. The beach scene pleased me and its airport looked very impressive. Planes on it would take off and land. After visiting Hamburg we went on a plane to Mallorca.
marguicha
@marguicha (215177)
• Chile
14 Jul 18
I wouldn´t.
StacyB
@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
15 Jul 18
I assumed it was a regional thing. I've encountered multiple people (mostly online) who refer to hamburger as "hamburg." I mean, I have family members who throw 'r's into words where there shouldn't be any ("warsh" instead of wash, "squarsh" instead of squash, and so forth,) so I assumed it was something along the lines of that.
rakski
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
14 Jul 18
My daughter said Hamburger originates at Hamburg, Germany. Is that true?
Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
15 Jul 18
Hehe!!! That's nice! I am not aware of Hamburg place. Maybe the hamburger originated from that place