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Thanks for not mentioning the 280. We're trying to keep that a secret.

• dnr 13y ago
  Who is this "we"? We don't refer to highways with the definite article around here.
  • cgtyoder 13y ago
    It's a California thing.
    • geofft 13y ago
      The joke is that it's a SoCal thing to use the definite article, or so I hear -- although I moved to SF sometime back, never lived in SoCal, and find myself saying "the 101".
      • dave5104 13y ago
        I call them the 101 and the 280 as well--and I never lived in SoCal. I think more people do it up here than they'd like to admit. :P
        • ilyanep 13y ago
          I could never understand why people cared <_<
        • stevewilhelm 13y ago
          Using 'the' to refer to a freeway is a dead give away you are not a native as is "San Fran" or "Frisco". However, "the city" and "the bay" are perfectly acceptable.
• presty 13y ago
  It's mentioned indirectly. pg wrote about it on his blog post