Re: Why do Brits sometimes drop the definite article "the"?
Southern California (e.g. Los Angeles) inserts a definite article before Interstate Highway numbers, such as "the I-10" where in northern California (e.g. SF Bay Area) doesn't, such as "I-80".
No idea why (or why not), but you can tell a transplanted newscaster by which way they do it.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
