Fires Threaten the Heart of Los Angeles

Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | December 6, 2017 | Rush Limbaugh

[steve86]

Thank you. I’m two states north and have driven THE 405 several times as well as THE 5 and THE 101 but did not know that.

[deadrock]

It is unfortunate to read that sentiment on FR every time a disaster is close at hand.

[Mazey]

It’s a quirk of Southern California, - maybe Northern California, or the West in general, - but folks never say “405 North”, they say “Take ‘The’ 405 North, or ‘take ‘The’ Foothill Freeway”, and the emphasis is put on the word “The”
My son-in-law (NJ) still makes fun of us for speaking of all highways that way, and we left California almost 30 years ago. To get to Massachusetts, take The 95!

Sorry, I previewed, and tried retyping twice, but the iPad is goofing up the caps!

[Mazey]

It’s a quirk of Southern California, - maybe Northern California, or the West in general, - but folks never say “405 North”, they say “Take ‘The’ 405 North, or ‘take ‘The’ Foothill Freeway”, and the emphasis is put on the word “The”
My son-in-law (NJ) still makes fun of us for speaking of all highways that way, and we left California almost 30 years ago. To get to Massachusetts, take The 95!

Sorry, I previewed, and tried retyping twice, but the iPad is goofing up the caps!

[Kaslin]

I wouldn’t know.

[happyhomemaker]

My 20 yr old son is in the Hollywood Hills. I hate CA too but I am worried about my son. He texted me a couple of hours ago but the fire is still raging.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

You will never hear anybody in the Bay Area and points north refer to a road like that. Actually, probably nobody north of Santa Barbara speaks like that. It’s a SoCal peculiarity.

Kind of the inverse of the Brits dropping the article “the” from hospital and university.

[steve86]

Yes, I heard the latter in British Columbia also.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It’s always amusing how the American English rules are so inscrutable. Your kids would never say “I’m going to THE school now.” Nope, it’s “I’m going to school.”

But you say “I’m going to THE university.”

Nobody ever said learning English was easy.

[hanamizu]

Well, if your’e going to San Diego, you do usually get on the 405 which merges into the 5 which does go to San Diego—but the 5 already had a name, the Santa Ana Freeway, because back in the day when they were naming the freeways (before the interstate system was created) that’s all the farther it went.

You can get to San Diego the old fashioned way on Pacific Coast Highway—used to be US 101—now Cal 1.

[steve86]

When in Portland, OR, always refer to I-84 as “The Banfield” if you want to blend in with the locals for some reason. And learn how to pronounce ‘Willamette’ and ‘Tualatin’ ahead of time.

[EBH]

It might also be ISIS

[NonValueAdded]

Orlando Florida radio hosts have also adopted using “the” in front of route numbers.

[MarMema]

This is Hollywood. This is LA. This is bad.

I've been sad for the animals there. Trying to be sad about the Hollywierd part but I just have not gotten there yet.

[Portcall24]

It is because it roughly corresponds to the western route laid out in the 1955 plan which went all the way down toward San Diego.

[MarMema]

Or maybe Satan is tired of the competition.

LOL!! Post of the day!!

[Fiji Hill]

Californians don’t talk about “Interstate 5” or the “San Diego Freeway”. All of the roads are referred to as “THE 5” or “THE 405”.

If you use the names of freeways--the Santa Ana Freeway, San Bernardino Freeway, the Santa Monica Freeway, etc.--like I do, you're considered an old-timer.

[DIRTYSECRET]

It’s God’s wrath for the acceptance of homosexuality in our lives.

[fr_freak]

Californians don’t talk about “Interstate 5” or the “San Diego Freeway”. All of the roads are referred to as “THE 5” or “THE 405”.

Actually, it's more of a Socal thing. In Northern California, we always referred to freeways just by their number, i.e. I-5, 101, 99, etc. The Socallers call it the I-5, the 101, etc.

[morphing libertarian]

Never, never, never get on the 5 in Orange or LA County