Originally Posted By avro_imagineer Well depends Freeway is universal in California, whereas Highway seems to be everywhere else. Darn toll roads Carriageway is pretty much for those silly Brits isn't it? Where I am we even have more borrowed words from French, so we have autoroute, serviette, etc. The point was parkade isn't just isolated to those areas mentioned in wikipedia.
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer Sure they give you free admission on your birthday or a gift, but not a parking spot in your preferred carhole. (The Simpsons reference FYI)
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I saw a show on PBS once about regional expressions and the English language, etc. The one I remembered most was the word "cabinet" meaning "milk shake" in Rhode Island. Not in Massachusetts. Not in Connecticut. They went there and asked people what a "cabinet" was, and the CT and MA people answered as you'd expect - a piece of furniture to store items in. But in RI they said "well, it's either something you store stuff in, or a milk shake." Considering how small RI is, that seemed the most head-scratchingly localized expression I could remember.
Originally Posted By friendofdd Each time I come to this topic, I think it is one of the strangest hi-jackings in LP history.
Originally Posted By mouseymom >Cheerleaders and Christians out in full force< Well, you can tell the cheerleaders by the screaming and jumping around. How about the Christians? I figured me and my family just look like any other Disney Crazy family in the park!
Originally Posted By utahjosh I hope next weekend doesn't bring the crowds out en force. After Labor Day weekend and New Year's Eve trips, I'm ready for a slower day at the park!
