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Oct 4, 2022
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cougarfanatic
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RE: Do you unnecessarily insert a ‘the’ when speaking a highway number? E.g. “I was
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Do you unnecessarily insert a ‘the’ when speaking a highway number? E.g. “I was
Skeptical Optimist
10/4/22 5:56pm
What about "driving down I-15"? Is that okay?
CougaReb
10/4/22 5:58pm
Yes, but IH-15 isn’t
Skeptical Optimist
10/4/22 5:59pm
I’m not from California, so…
Akilleez
10/4/22 5:59pm
I'm not from the California, either.
Corn Pop
10/4/22 6:01pm
It’s a SoCal thing. It’s what they do
Memmo
10/4/22 6:05pm
It’s because they have so many freeways you can’t just say take “the freeway”
blueaussie
10/4/22 6:29pm
Because it's the word "the" that differentiates between I5 and I205
Corn Pop
10/4/22 6:36pm
Agreed, don’t put “the” in front of names …
j-woot
10/4/22 6:06pm
I do when in SoCal, and don't when in Utah. Just like I speak French in France.
byujdmba
10/4/22 6:12pm
If someone says “the” before the freeway number here in Texas, I light their
WDaddy
10/4/22 6:13pm
I take “the” belt route sometimes.
Social Distance
10/4/22 6:14pm
RE: Do you unnecessarily insert a ‘the’ when speaking a highway number? E.g. “I was
cougarfanatic
10/4/22 6:15pm
Doesn't everyone who is from an area with more than one freeway do this?
Hotlanta
10/4/22 6:19pm
No.
IdahoCoug
10/4/22 6:22pm
Because it is just those three. Try having more than that.
blueaussie
10/4/22 6:41pm
If you're going to count non-interstates,
IdahoCoug
10/4/22 6:59pm
When you want someone to go on the freeway to get somewhere do you say take the
blueaussie
10/4/22 7:27pm
I86
IdahoCoug
10/5/22 12:45am
Ok then. Fair enough.
blueaussie
10/5/22 10:14am
No.
kccougar
10/4/22 6:29pm
Nope. You’ve been outed as a California commie.
WDaddy
10/4/22 6:30pm
Negative Ghostrider. No one in the bay area does that for example.
Mitty
10/4/22 8:19pm
RE: Do you unnecessarily insert a ‘the’ when speaking a highway number? E.g. “I was
durandal
10/4/22 6:36pm
Comes from southern CA. Can't stand it in the north.
Mitty
10/4/22 8:17pm
Yes but only because Florida's turnpike is called "the turnpike" so I always start with "the" before realizing I'm
supertux
10/5/22 9:22am
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