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It's interesting that it depends on whether you are in Southern or Northern California[0]. No one says "the 280" or "the 92" or "the 85." But I have heard "the
by pilingual 3y ago
It's interesting that it depends on whether you are in Southern or Northern California[0]. No one says "the 280" or "the 92" or "the 85." But I have heard "the 101" frequently in Norcal.
[0]: https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/the-5-the-101-the-405-why-southern-californians-love-saying-the-before-freeway-numbers https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/the-5-the-101-the-405...
- gumby 3y agoYou hear it in northern cal only from foreigners :-) who have moved here from southern california. Socal retained the names for freeways much longer than the usage in the north (the bayshore freeway was assigned 101, while, say, 280 or 17 never had names AFAIK). pilingual (does this mean they speak English, Spanish, French, and Southern Californian?) linked to an article that describes this phenomenon in the south.
- el_benhameen 3y agoWhat’s especially funny is that you adopt the “correct” terminology depending on where the freeway is located. I’m from Northern California and lived in Southern California for a while. When I’d drive to my parents for Christmas, I’d take “the five”. When I’d drive back home after new years, I’d take “highway five”.