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Originally Posted by x5GuyInLA
A couple of posts say that in England, "the" is used in front of freeway names. And if England is where English originated from, wouldn't the use of "the" be grammatically correct?
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Well, I drove down the M40 last Friday on my way to the M25 and the M4 on my way to LHR (because England has motorways, not freeways).
The problem with your theory is that this is the same country that produced Scouse, Cockney, and my favourite, Brummie. Proper grammer was never part of the deal.
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