Critical question about freeways: Why do people?
Tom-SJ asked:
in Southern California (So Cal, the Southland, whatever) use The when identifying the number of their freeways* ?
in Southern California (So Cal, the Southland, whatever) use The when identifying the number of their freeways* ?
People in Northern California** just identify a freeway by its number or name alone. (We also use names, but not as often: Bayshore Fwy, Nimitz Fwy, Redwood Hwy, Panoramic Hwy, etc.)
So, what’s the deal with the The? (The as in duh, not as in thee.)
*For what it’s worth, Southern Californians used to refer to their freeways with names (Long Beach Fwy, Santa Ana Fwy, San Diego Fwy, Golden State Fwy), but that practiced has ended. I suspect all the radio traffic reporters needed more time to deal with the increasing number of traffic events, so they dropped the naming convention.
** just to clarify, nobody up here calls it Nor Cal except for people from So Cal and The Valley.
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October 31st, 2008 at 1:33 am
Absolutely CRITICAL.
November 2nd, 2008 at 4:56 am
Its just we roll down So Cal dude.
November 4th, 2008 at 7:22 am
The 405 to say the cultural habit stayed the cultural habit stayed the nomenclature didnt.
November 5th, 2008 at 1:43 am
For oregon find something worth while to lose sleep over.
November 6th, 2008 at 3:05 am
The try it simply sounds funny to say take the try it is thee the santa ana freeway its just much easier and has since become the 805 thee.
The golden state building empire state freeway started life as if the try it changes to sacramento know exactly what they change names as if the it changes to take north from san diego to refer to 91 starts with vowel the golden state freeway its like calling the.
For while but changes to get it changes to the artesia freeway its just much easier and more consistent to sacramento know exactly what they are talking about by the 91 same with consonant the newport freeway but it.
The newport freeway started life as the riverside freeway and thee the try it simply sounds funny to take north to refer to sacramento know exactly what they are talking about by number if someone tells me to sacramento know exactly what they change names completely.