Date:  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 07:32:29 EST

From:  Rex Pyles <REXPYLES[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAINE.BITNET>

Subject: More definite article



 Where I grew up, in central WVa, the definite article

was used with local roads if the road was named for its

destination, i.e., the Belington (town) Road, the Cherry

Hill Road, the Tacy (community) Road. If, on the other

hand, the road was named for a family (farm and the like),

the definite article was not used: Furbey (family name) Road,

Chenowith (family name) Road, etc. With the preposition 'out',

used for travel or location on such roads, the definite article

was dropped. 'I'm going out Tacy, Cherry Hill.... .'

 'He lives out Tacy, Cherry Hill.'

This, for what it's worth.

  Rex