If you're going to count non-interstates,

Oct 4, 2022
6:59:32pm

IdahoCoug A.I. Expert

we also have Highway 39, Highway 26, Highway 89, and Highway 20. That's all in a town of about 12,000 people. We don't call them the 15, the 86, the 39, the 26, etc, because we're not Californians.

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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

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