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"The (route number)" is very common in Southern California. Very. (nm)

Posted by musubi May 24 '10, 15:37

that's how I learned to identify freeways. *shrug*

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84 and 87 are huge higways near here and they're called that. Though 87 is usually called the Thruway. - Tim May 24, 15:48
'Cause y'all have low numbers. "The fifteen" sounds better than "the ninety-five". -- nm - nubby May 24, 15:43 5
- 405, 605, 210, 91, 110, 710. (nm) - musubi May 24, 15:45 1
  - damn your IM -- nm - sideways pixie May 24, 15:46
- true. "the five" sounds a lot better than "the four ninety five" -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:44 2
  - "The Four Oh Five" "The Six Ten" "The One Ten" (nm) - musubi May 24, 15:46 1
    - *shrug* back. Neither is right or wrong, it's just habit. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:47
the only thing i can think is that there are so many damn interstates/highways - sideways pixie May 24, 15:40 6
- I can't recall the source of the story I was referring to, but it seemed to be primarily a southern california thing. this references the start, but - b. May 24, 15:44 3
  - p.s. up here, and in some other places I've been in the country, there is use of "the" with non-number names of highways... like "the nimitz" - b. May 24, 15:48 2
    - My understanding is that the "the (route number)" terminology has taken hold in So Cal in the last 20-30 years. - musubi May 24, 15:52
    - hmmm, I think we do that sometimes on the East Coast. The Merritt Parkway. The Cross Bronx. The LIE. The Beltway. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:49
- someone should do one of those pop/soda/coke/seltzer pushpin maps on this. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 15:42 1
  - my wild unscientific speculation is that it came from radio traffic reports - sideways pixie May 24, 15:44
yes, I know, that's why it's funny when it pops in TV shows. Because we really don't do that. it sounds funny. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:38 2
- *shrug* Pet peeves are funny like that. - musubi May 24, 15:40 1
  - it jolts me out of the episode for a minute. it's annoying. -- nm - loosilu May 24, 15:41

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