Becky

Okay, so it has come to my attention that I am the only one out here that uses the word "Expressway." Does anyone else use this word? Is this even a valid word.

Everything out here is a Freeway. I have been told numerous times that people have never even heard the word "Expressway" and didn't really know what it meant. Can anyone shed some light on this topic?

Its also funny because people from Southern California refer to roads as "the 580" or "the 24" rather than just "580" or "24." It sounds cute, but what is grammatically correct?

And one last topic to round out this subject. Why are the roads so bad in California? In Illinois we have winter which means there is lots of snow and ice to ruin the roads. They have no excuse out here. fix the damn roads!!

Thank you and goodnight.