'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
No, I know. It just amuses me how NOT BOSTON the show seems most of the time
Where is Hardison supposed to be from? Because he pulled what I like to call an Emily Gilmore. He said something about the car traveling on "the 95."
(note to Californians: NO ONE in the northeast uses the definite article with route numbers).
(note to Californians: NO ONE in the northeast uses the definite article with route numbers).
It's actually only Southern California that does that.
I get made fun of a lot.
It's actually only Southern California that does that.
Oh yeah, I've had this conversation with people before.
My newish-to-Boston friend kept talking to me yesterday about 90, apparently some highway we were going to take. When we got on it, I was all, "This isn't 90! It's the Mass Pike! Don't call it that!!" I had no idea.
Also, I-95 around Boston is more precisely referred to as 128, which is the beltway. If they're living in Boston, they know that.
Also, I-95 around Boston is more precisely referred to as 128, which is the beltway. If they're living in Boston, they know that.
This is exactly what I thought of when I read Jesse's post.
Oh yeah, I forget that 128 is 95 as well.
My newish-to-Boston friend kept talking to me yesterday about 90, apparently some highway we were going to take. When we got on it, I was all, "This isn't 90! It's the Mass Pike! Don't call it that!!" I had no idea.
Or just The Pike.
Well, the Leverage gang aren't from Boston, right? Didn't the first season take place in DC or something? So I wouldn't fault them for saying 95 instead of 128. But there's no way Hardison would say "the", unless he's from SoCal.
(note to Californians: NO ONE in the northeast uses the definite article with route numbers).
It's actually only Southern California that does that.
And Ontario! Well, Toronto, anyway.
In Chicago, we just name them all (the Stevenson, the Dan Ryan, etc.) so honestly you don't say the numbers much at all. Which is handy because it tells you what stretch of the various freeways you're talking about, but makes it very tricky for newcomers to listen to the traffic reports.