I know (or at least I’m pretty sure) the grammatically correct way is to say “the depot,” like “The Home Depot.” They seem to endorse that, as you can see on the signs on the new Home Depot in our ‘hood, right by the entrance to the Holland Tunnel going into NYC (wow, all those prepositions – diagram that!).
But when you leave the house and say where you’re going, do you say “I’m going to the Home Depot…”, or do you say “I’m going to Home Depot”? Similarly, we have this website for NPR stations that is called ContentDepot. I’ve noticed some people say “the ContentDepot” while others (myself included) just say “contentdepot.”
Well, to make up for an ugly picture of a big-box corporate company (who now has some of my money) and a bunch of cars, here are two that I snapped on our way there. Adrienne and I wore light jackets, as it’s 51 degrees and sunny today…
And here’s a pretty street sign that retains its Jersey-ness, as you notice one of the light covers is missing (and thus a bit, well, Jersey).
Happy last weekend of the year!