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"? > > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or > leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/