I wonder why some streets attract a definite article?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The Holloway Road, for example. You'd never call it 'Holloway Road', would you?

The Finchley Road. The Sevenoaks Way.

Has anyone ever spoken of 'The Regents Street'? The Piccadilly? The New Bond St?

Boom. Pick the bones out of that one.

[Rich]

Imagine saying the France.

[Ashberto]

One nil to The Arsenal.

[Classic Jorge]

The Old Kent Road is the only one I'd say actually is 100pc affixed with the The.

[Monty91]

saying our address has changed and that we are now officially on a street on which there are no houses valued less than 5 million.

DO you think that could positively affect the value of our own property? :rubchin:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

They consider it a pejorative, see?

Also, you might mean The Gambia. They do look the same though

[Monty91]

[Rich]

this.

I know your game - you are a racist.

[Ashberto]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

I do know Ukrainians f**king hate it though

[Berni]

[Monty91]

I'm your man.

[Classic Jorge]

The strand, however, is just Strand and has the the affixed

[Luis Anaconda]

Soviet days when it was titled as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic - shortened to the Ukraine. The Ukrainian government actually formally requested that the "the" was no longer used in the early 90s. Mind you they probably formally requested that Russia stop trying to invade them so who takes notice of him.


Another weird one is our insistence on saying the Czech Republic when the people there just refer to it as Czech (well Ceska, obviously, now with accents removed)

[Luis Anaconda]

[Classic Jorge]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Monty91]

though on you it makes little difference.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Monty91]

[Classic Jorge]

Aldwych and Kingsway lead off north between st clement danes and somerset house.

Son of a cab driver, mate

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Literally.

[Luis Anaconda]

[Classic Jorge]

Seems countries just don't dig the The any more

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Of course it would affect the perceived value of your property.

[Berni]

http://www.cannedconcept.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/portfolio_item_img/uploads/portfolio/images/200-percentcom-matt-johnson-03.jpg

[Classic Jorge]

It's quite scary how much of London that you pick up by osmosis stays with you

[Monty91]

I'm not sure why Royal Mail would care about vanity...

[Ashberto]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02721/bishop_2721097b.jpg

But there is a rogue one on Jeffrey's Street in Kentish Town, named after Elizabeth Jeffreys. :sherlock:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g236/nickaanderud/Gambler_Lean.png

[Ashberto]

The place is practically baconfrei.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

If your address is now Bishops Avenue or wherever then it is fact.

Vanity addressing would apply if a person lived in East Finchley but claimed it to be Highgate or Hampstead.

[Luis Anaconda]

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ geos/ga.html (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ga.html)

http://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-g

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

We usually have an ace Kenalong, don't we?

[Berni]

forget all about them. My knowledge of African geography is pretty shocking.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Wikipedia's probably more reliable.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

They've got grillers too.

[Classic Jorge]

[Berni]

country's name? That's rarely a good sign.

[Berni]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

on shouting at you ar immigration - irritating, but safe. In Africa it's going to mean ro*******s manned by 16 year old lads with AK47s; the challenge being, can you get through a) alive, b) without paying money, c) without paying cigarettes.

Good times.

[Classic Jorge]

I mean, there's some water in between the two

[Classic Jorge]

I mean, no chap wants to quickly tot up roughly how many packs of Chesterfield the GLW is likely to fetch, do they?

[Berni]

AK47s are right up there, too.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I don't feel I've been away until I've encountered my first tiny little man with a very large weapon.

[Berni]

Oh, God! I'm turning into snin. :-(

[Ashberto]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

But I'm happy to take your advice, naturally.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Actually the day we end up kidnapped or murdered in some doghole will almost certainly be her fault. The combination of absolutely no fear, unbounded curiosity and f**k all commonsense is a powerful mixture in the third world.

[Ashberto]

It's between Edgware and Colindale.

[Berni]

How does she do that? :rubchin:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I took a day off work to go to the RAF museum last winter, thinking it would be empty and I could wander round reliving memories of my Dad taking me when I was a kid.

I failed to appreciate that it was half-term and the place was rammed with children :-(

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[JulianHastings]

thanks for telling us about these bishops! are you sure you know all the rules concerning the definite article, http://royalediting.com/the-usage-of-the-definite-article-rules-and-exceptions can help you to check your knowledge!

[TheCurly]

thanks for telling us about these bishops! are you sure you know all the rules concerning the definite article, http://royalediting.com/the-usage-of-the-definite-article-rules-and-exceptions can help you to check your knowledge!

What the actual fúck is going on here?
Isn't this thread like ANCIENT?

[Sir C]

I'm your man.

It's funny to remember now that prior to the M25 and the Dartford tunnel, that was the only way for me to reach the M1. A2, Blackwall Tunnel, Hackney, Dalston, Highbury Corner, Holloway Road... it took fúcking hours.

[Sir C]

The place is practically baconfrei.

I once went to Golders Green on a Saturday morning in search of a salt beef sandwich. With Ian Harvey. Naturally, everything was closed because every **** was at schul.