Question for the english language Guru's

Michelle · #1 10-26-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilver

Are numbers nouns?

But you aren't talking about numbers. In this case, the "number" represents the "name" of the road. So it's not as cut and dry as asking if a number is a noun or not.

cmyX6go · #2 10-26-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Michelle

But you aren't talking about numbers. In this case, the "number" represents the "name" of the road. So it's not as cut and dry as asking if a number is a noun or not.

They just talk funny out there. We wouldn't say take the 95.

motordavid · #3 10-26-2009, 09:51 AM

One of the better discussions on "article usage", (though even this pdf makes one's hair hurt,

).
From my interpretation of the "rules", it is acceptable to use "the 405"...I always noticed the southern
LeftCoast residents propensity to say, "take the 405"; a colloquialism, I presume.

The RightCoastGang does not talk like that.

English grammar is difficult, and always evolving whether the strict grammarians like that evolution, or not.

http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter...ticles_ESL.pdf

E61Silver · #4 10-26-2009, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motordavid

One of the better discussions on "article usage", (though even this pdf makes one's hair hurt,

).
From my interpretation of the "rules", it is acceptable to use "the 405"...I always noticed the southern
LeftCoast residents propensity to say, "take the 405"; a colloquialism, I presume.

The RightCoastGang does not talk like that.

English grammar is difficult, and always evolving whether the strict grammarians like that evolution, or not.

http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/wc_web/handouts
/Articles_ESL.pdf

Maybe they rather talk English an ignore baseball

.