Anyone know why there is a custom sometimes to refer to streets in London using "the". E.g. "the Tottenham Court Road". I don't ever hear it used when referring to anywhere else.
Just reading a novel set in London and the author is doing it a lot. Got me wondering.
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"The" London street names
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HushabyeMountainGoat · 12/08/2018 00:19
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