I wonder why some streets attract a definite article?

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02-23-2015, 01:10 PM
Sir Charlie of Nicholas

It was marginally better before you edited.
02-23-2015, 01:11 PM
Classic Jorge

I'm not sure they're bothered about Gambia or Ukraine tbh

I do know Ukrainians f**king hate it though
02-23-2015, 01:14 PM
Berni

The Mall?
02-23-2015, 01:15 PM
Monty91

If you ever need a rapid update on traffic moving westbound towards Henley's Corner.

I'm your man.
02-23-2015, 01:15 PM
Classic Jorge

Yeah but isn't The Mall actually called The Mall though?

The strand, however, is just Strand and has the the affixed
02-23-2015, 01:16 PM
Luis Anaconda

In the case of Ukraine, the "the" is as you might expect a legacy of the

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)
02-23-2015, 01:17 PM
Luis Anaconda
02-23-2015, 01:17 PM
Classic Jorge

Wait, is the rest of this post behind a paywall?
02-23-2015, 01:18 PM
Luis Anaconda

Rupert
02-23-2015, 01:19 PM
Monty91

Jealousy is so ugly

though on you it makes little difference.

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