Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot From: chabot@amber.DEC (Lisa S. Chabot) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: entrance ramp crawl, what do you call the freeway Message-ID: <3929@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Oct-84 13:58:38 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.3929 Posted: Tue Oct 16 13:58:38 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Oct-84 08:58:16 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 11 Phil points out that people in LA call freeways by name more than by number. In my experience this is true. However, usually it's "Golden State" not "Golden State Freeway". Also, some do get called by number frequently--for instance "405" (not to mention "I5"). Antelope [Valley] Freeway, 1/64th mile. L S Chabot UUCP: ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot ARPA: ...chabot%amber.DEC@decwrl.ARPA USFail: DEC, MR03-1/K20, 2 Iron Way, Marlborough, MA 01752 shadow: [ISSN 0018-9235 v21 #10 p81, bottom vt100, col3, next to next to last]