[Grammar] ‘up the street/road’ VS ‘down the street/road’

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northpath

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Which preposition is more common in American English in the sentences:
1. The Simpsons live just up/down the street.
2. We walked up/down the road towards the church.
 
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They're both common.
 

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northpath, would you care to comment on teechar's post #5 here?
 
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