Why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?

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Why is a driveway called a driveway when you park in it and a parkway called a parkway when you drive on it?

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People just have a tendency to name things the opposite of what they really are. Think about Iceland...

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Why is a parkway called a parkway if you drive on it, and a driveway called a driveway if you park in it?

I've always wondered why the road is sometimes called a parkway if you drive on it, and why a driveway is called a driveway if you park on it... Weird huh?

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Why is there no synonym for "thesaurus?"

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Why do people park in the DRIVEway, but drive in the PARKway?

Seriously, why do they call a drive a DRIVEway, if you park in it, and a parkway if you DRIVE in it?

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and sending something by ship is CARgo and sending by truck is a SHIPment.....and.....LOL!

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Why do you park in a driveway and drive on the parkway?

You park your car in the "driveway" but then cars travel on a "parkway,"

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Don't ask questions like this! Just... just stop! THEY'RE WATCHING YOU!!!

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Why do we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?

Why do we have to pay tolls on the freeway? Why do the doors at 7-11 have locks on them when they're open 24/7/365?

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these are the mysteries of life....

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Why do people park in a driveway but drive on a parkway?

the english language does stuff like this all the time.. why?

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Why do you need a driver's license at a bar to drink, when you can't drink and drive? At least you can...

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Why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?

and why is it called shipping when you send it by truck and cargo by boat?

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Because the English language is pretty nonsensical.

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Why is a driveway called a driveway and a parkway called a parkway, when you park in a driveway and drive on a parkway?

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So curious that is! How about this: If firefighters fight fires and crime fighters fight crime, what...

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Why do they call a driveway a driveway and a parkway a parkway, when you drive on a parkway, and park on a drive way?

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The same reason they call goods that go by road a shipment and goods that go by ship a cargo.

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Why is a parkway called a parkway called a parkway when you drive on it, and why is a driveway called a driveway when you park on it?

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Very good question! Maybe because a parkway is the "way" to where you park, and a driveway...

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