tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814364879303253491.post3335379107497042815..comments2023-07-25T06:58:39.782-06:00Comments on Dunesteef Blog: That Gets My Goat 16: Goin' SouthboundBig Anklevichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09436070868726323659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4814364879303253491.post-71402492370674681642010-12-20T19:40:55.551-07:002010-12-20T19:40:55.551-07:00I was also raised in northern CA and have similar ...I was also raised in northern CA and have similar feelings about LA. Have you ever noticed that in southern CA when referring to freeways they put a "the" in front of the freeway number? So it's "the 405" and "the 101" and "the 5": up here we don't. It's freeway numbers without articles! I take 80 to 880 when I'm going to visit my dad, for example. That's probably the most prominent dialect difference between the two halves of CA. I noticed it when I went to college down in San Diego.<br /><br />Did you guys know World Con is in Reno this summer? I might go. It'll be my first Con. I doubt I'll ever make it to DragonCon or BaltiCon, but World Con is so close and the timing is good. http://www.renovationsf.org/Renée (R.E.) Chamblisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720749036510635602noreply@blogger.com