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Old 16-Jan-2005, 20:32
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Default Street / Streets

1. The residents can bring their own containers to the corner of Burke and Earles streets. (Why is street plural? Is it becase of 'Burke' and 'Earles' ?)

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2. The residents can bring their own containers to the corner of Burke street and Earles street.

Is #2 synonymous with #1?

3. The residents can bring their own containers to the corner of (determiner) Burke street and Earles street. (How come I don't need to use a determiner there? Like 'a, the,' ?)

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Old 17-Jan-2005, 08:37
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Default Re: Street / Streets

Both carry the same meaning:

1a. Bring your containers to the corner of these [connecting] streets.
2a. Bring your own containers to the corner of this street and that street.

Burke Street and Earles Street are place names (proper nouns), so a determiner is not required.
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