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Also varies by region in the US for referring to highways. In Southern California it is usually "the I-5" while on the other coast you will hear a plain "I-95".
by jdougan 1y ago
Also varies by region in the US for referring to highways. In Southern California it is usually "the I-5" while on the other coast you will hear a plain "I-95".
- School-Cotton 1y agoI’m from Arizona and I don’t think this is settled law here. I’m just as likely to say the 10, the I-10, or just I-10.
- chuckadams 1y agoIn Colorado, people tend to say "The I" and the automatic assumption is I-25. At least if you live on the front range anyway, which 80% of the state does.
- fsckboy 1y ago>In Southern California it is usually "the I-5" in LA it's most definitely "the 5" and state highways are also named with their numbers with no distinguishing. it's all "the N"
- anon7725 1y agoI think Americans have the most variety of names for roads - kind of like the Inuit have many ways to talk about snow. Parkway, Freeway, Highway, Tollway, Expressway, Interstate, Byway, etc
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- 7402 1y agoIn Northern California it's also just "5" "880" etc. We can pick out Southern Californians by their use of the pronoun. If you want to show your geographical sophistication within California, you can safely refer to "80" (I-80 passes through only the northern part of the state) and "the 10" (which passes only through the southern part). As for "5" vs. "the 5" just make sure that if you're heading south you've switched by the time you reach the Grapevine (q.v.). I'm not sure where the N/S dividing line is, though. Any HN readers from Bakersfield or Coalinga?