chatillion 71M
2286 posts
10/18/2015 11:16 am
The Bronx...


I was listening to a documentary of an actor who was born in the Bronx. It sounds so odd referring to Bronx as THE Bronx. Really.
He was born in Bronx, New York.
I live in Miami and not The Miami. Maybe people live in Chicago and not The Chicago.
Doing some research didn't get the answer I'm looking for as to why people call Bronx, The Bronx.

chatillion 71M
1569 posts
10/19/2015 7:59 pm

wo... if you were born in New York, it was called Da Bronx.


chatillion 71M
1569 posts
10/23/2015 6:05 pm

If you say "She is Chinese"
To me it's a complete statement.

If you say "She is a Chinese"
To me it's not a complete statement.
I'm thinking 'a Chinese what?'
That could be a Chinese person, a Chinese doctor, a Chinese movie star.