[thechat] Explain This Sentence

Syed Zeeshan Haider szh at hotpop.com
Tue May 21 07:42:00 CDT 2002


Hi Joel and Bob,
Thank you for such a detailed answer. It is really very helpful and
informative.
Thanks again!
Syed Zeeshan Haider.
http://syedzeeshanhaider.faithweb.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Canfield <joel at spinhead.com>
To: "'thechat at lists.evolt.org'" <thechat at lists.evolt.org>
Subject: RE: [thechat] Explain This Sentence
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 19:15:09 -0700
Reply-To: thechat at lists.evolt.org

> <sentence>
> You drive an Interstate 10 from San Antonio to Houston,
> one-half the time at 35 mi/h (= 56.3 km/h) and the other half
> at 55 mi/h (= 88.5 km/h). </sentence>
>
> Now tell me, what is this "10" here? What it stands for?
> Explain above sentence in this perspective. Thank you, Syed
> Zeeshan Haider. http://syedzeeshanhaider.faithweb.com/

In the US, all the large highways are numbered. Some have names, but
they're
almost always identified by their number. So, 'Interstate 10' is the
name of
the highway. In case you're interested, it starts omewhere in the state
of
Arizona (between Phoenix and Tucson) and goes east from there.

You're correct; that's a very US-centric sentence.

<oo mucn information>The numbering system has meaning, too. Even
numbered
interstate highways run east and west, odd numbers run north and south.
And
it matters if they have one digit, two digits, or three; each digit
usually
means something specific. I don't know any online resources.</tmi>

joel








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