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motoged
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"The" Baja
Reading a post where the word "the" preceded the word "Baja" led me to think..... it would be appropriate if referring to "the Baja peninsula" , but
left the word "peninsula" is left out as an "omitted reference" (there is a proper grammatical term for that....but my CRS is showing up at the
moment).
I offer this remarkable contribution to the forum as a momentary "hhmmmmmm?!", and in acknowledgement of all previous posts about the subject 
Maybe related to this ? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-marking_in_English
Maybe not...... just a thought 
Don't believe everything you think....
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sancho
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I used to find that slightly irratating, not sure why, seemed
it started some yrs. back, then I figured there are better
things to concern myself about
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lizard lips
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"The Baja" sucks. What other Baja would the person be relating to?
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Skipjack Joe
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Actually this sort of thing would not have bothered me in the past. But now it's different. This is precisely the sort of thing that a grumpy old man
can chew on for days.
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Doubt there is any relationship, but people have referred to "The Yucatan" for years (perhaps hundreds of years) as a means to identify the peninsula
at the other extreme of Mexico.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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wessongroup
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Actually this sort of thing would not have bothered me in the past. But now it's different. This is precisely the sort of thing that a grumpy old man
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schwlind
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
Reading a post where the word "the" preceded the word "Baja" led me to think..... it would be appropriate if referring to "the Baja peninsula" , but
left the word "peninsula" is left out as an "omitted reference" (there is a proper grammatical term for that....but my CRS is showing up at the
moment).
I offer this remarkable contribution to the forum as a momentary "hhmmmmmm?!", and in acknowledgement of all previous posts about the subject
Maybe related to this ? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-marking_in_English
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I think it is a California thing... like interstate 5 is called "the" 5
Linda
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Taco de Baja
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It's a thing from those who are from The Canada.
Truth generally lies in the coordination of antagonistic opinions
-Herbert Spencer
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Barry A.
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I am familiar with as far back as the late '50's in San Diego, and we often referred to the penninsula as "THE BAJA", mostly out of respect for the
place------it seemed to enphathise in our minds and to others that BAJA was a very particular & special place, worthy of everybodies amazement and
wonder, and somehow calling it "THE BAJA" seemed to be appropriate. I retain that belief to this day, and that title actually excites me to this day.
Barry
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motoged
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A while back a Ukrainian pointed out that her homeland was "Ukraine", not "the Ukraine"....and she said it with a smile 
I just find it interesting what formulates our way of describing a place.
Don't believe everything you think....
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DENNIS
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It's just plain wrong. Baja isn't a thing.....nor is it strictly a place. It's a world unto itself, complete with a world-view of it's own.
It's a feeling akin to that for a first love.
It's a feeling akin to that for our first unrequited love.
It's a challenge...and a rite of passage.
It's an escape...a place to get away.
And, it's a place to find oneself.
It's a place to live with history and nature, as well as a place to watch the future unfold......
..........perhaps too quickly.
It's a place to assimilate a culture.
It's a place to call home.
But........it's not a thing. It's not "The" anything.
It's BAJA.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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55steve
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Similar thing with the Sierras... it's the Sierra - NEVER plural
Boarder? Someone that rents from you - not something you cross
Center council boat? It's console dummy...
V haul boat - hull, you dork!
I actually am working on a list of common misused words - maybe I AM the miserable old man!
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El Jefe
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Hey, I just tell people I live in south lower and I'm proud of it.
No b-tchin\' in the Baja.
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vandenberg
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I tell my European family that I live in Mexico.
And they ask me if I know any murdering Cartel members or any of the folks they regularly dig up.
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Russ
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Baja
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Pompano
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It's an easy accident and sometimes an affection. I suppose it depends on who's saying it and why.
'The' is the most frequently used word in the English language.
Every speaker learns the use of the word 'the' through years of experience, and probably never gives it a second thought. Unless, of course, the day
comes when he has to try and teach the use of the word to speakers of a language which doesn't have it. For them, for speakers of languages like
Japanese, it is probably the most difficult English word of all to learn to use correctly.
So..forgive those poor souls who say, 'The Baja'.
They are most likely trying their best to fit in with the rest of us who are always absolutely correct in all things to do with My Baja.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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mcfez
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Oh...............I just love the Baja!
"The"...............is used many.....and not just a few. Google is full of The Baja. However one wishes to address The Baja......does it really matter
much? There are many "Americanized" names in The Baja for certain areas......yet improperly said. Or is it? :-)
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Tbone
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Kinda like....The Walmart...has sort of a hillbilly sound.
Mas Pacifico
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Chupacabra
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I LOVES TEH BAJA
What really annoys me is when people from the Midwest and East use the term "Cali". Nobody from California would ever say "Cali."
As in "I'm gonna drive my lifted Bro Truck out to Cali someday."
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Actually it is an adjective.
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