Actually not picky at all. I need a writing class in all honesty. (I violate the your You're usage all the time)
In fact what sounds weird to you is what we in NorCal do all the time. Example from pleasanton take 580 to 680 north, then west on 24 to 580, then head west on 80 towards San francisco. Notice THE is not used once in reference to any interstate. THE is not necessary to state the abvious.
Don't take it personally. I use to Live in SoCal. Graduated from Gardena High so i have always noticed those little cultural FUN differences.
I didn't mean to make a big deal out of it. We NorCal folks notice it sometime and we like to give our SoCal neighbors what for in jest.
But we still love ya
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Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata
Man, you're a picky dude aren't you?
The "the" in front of "10" is necessary unless you have "I" in it as in "I-10". Otherwise it sounds weird to say "take 210 to 15 to 10". It's like how car companies try to personify cars by saying stuff like "Camry is the best car in its class".  On the other hand, saying "take the Interstate 210 to the Interstate 15 to the Interstate 10" is bananas. There the "the" is superfluous.
Then again, maybe we're thinking to much about this.  |
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