Why do southern Californians refer to interstate thoroughfares with the definite article, as in the 405 or the 8? This usage is a result of the history of freeways in Southern California, and is heard in a few other places, including Phoenix, Arizona, and Buffalo, New York, as well as parts of Canada. NBC’s Saturday Night Live has had a lot of fun satirizing this Californian locution. This is part of a complete episode.
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