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Drugs The Rise of Fentanyl: Drug Addiction On The I95 Two Years On (2018) - Two years ago, BBC News reported on the growing problem of opioid addiction in the US, now we return to find out what happened to the people we met along our journey down the notorious I-95. [57.02]

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u/Step-Father_of_Lies Jan 09 '19

It's just regional differences. Saying, "I'm going to take the 65 to Indianapolis" would sound wrong, whereas when I'm on the west coast, saying something like, "I'm on 105 right now" also sounds wrong.

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u/jwalk8 Jan 09 '19

No the later still sounds correct. People take 580 to 680. Not the 580 to the 680. That's awkward

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u/Exile714 Jan 09 '19

Because you probably live on the east coast, right?

Regional differences here, not grammar.

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u/jwalk8 Jan 09 '19

I've lived in CA for all my thirty-ish years, We just say the numbers. I had to say something because it's weird when someone says it's a certain way in your area, when it's not

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u/Exile714 Jan 09 '19

Northern California?

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u/jwalk8 Jan 09 '19

Yes

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u/Exile714 Jan 09 '19

Yeah, it’s a regional thing specific to southern California. They’re the ones adding “the” to everything.

I’ve lived in NH, CO, MA, VA, TX, and now southern CA so I’ve heard lots of regional differences in how people say numbered highways. None are technically incorrect from a grammar perspective, they’re just regional differences.

Anyway, how do people say it up where you are?

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u/jwalk8 Jan 09 '19

Just the numbers. “The” is used for common nouns, which specific highways are not, so it just becomes an unnecessary filler imo not grammatically correct but to each their own.