Or what about Interstates?  We say The 5 and The 15 but 75, 85, and 95.
Jane

On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 7:19 PM, T. J. Ray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Someone asked why we supply "the" before some business names and not before
>
> others.  In this town we have restaurants with names such as Snack Shack,
> Boure,
> Downtown Grill, McDonald's.  Why would someone need to say "I'm going to
> eat at
> Boure" as opposed to "I'm dining at the Snack Shack"?
>
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