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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?
People just have a tendency to name things the opposite of what they really are. Think about Iceland and Greenland. Greenland is covered in ice, and Iceland is covered in greenery.
Why do you drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Driving on a driveway or parking in a parkway will damage muffler bearings,bend your Johnson rods,and loosen the ka-niffle pins holding the blinker fluid tank...dont say you were not warned.........
Why do we park on driveways and drive on parkways?
The people park in driveways because a drive way is a place to park and parkways is a place were people go to work.
Why do you drive on parkways but park on driveways?
when we drive, we drive on the road. its just a way of GOING FARTHER. it would make no sense to park in the middle of the road!
Why do you drive on the parkway and park in the driveway?
Why you Drive on a ParkwayThis idea dates back before the time of the interstate system to the time of the great depression. In 1931, there was a WPA (Works Project Administration) project called Skyline Drive in the National Park Service's Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. This was a 105 mile road through the national park which provided a panoramic view of the park. Completed in 1939, it was thought that all long stretches of roads would run though parks to the point where long roads were deemed "parkways". Driveway and ParkwayFrom what I understand, 'way' means 'road'. So a driveway is a road that you drive on, typically either to the street or your garage. A parkway is a road through or to a park. Usually parkways are landscaped, or beautified, with medians or trees along the edges. Park comes from an old word (parc I think) meaning something enclosed. Generally fancy landscaped areas in the old days were enclosed to keep the riff-raff out, and started being called parks....the name stuck. The military enclosed the places they stored their vehicles (wagons and such, up to modern stuff) and called them 'parks' as well. They began referring to storing their vehicles as 'parking' them. The term started applying to any vehicle sometime around just after the war of 1812 and gained popularity into WW2, and stuck. It just lost the meaning of 'enclosed'. When so many military veterans continued using the phrase when they became civilians, it became standard.Driveways and ParkwaysThis question is not as random as you think. Driveways were initially much longer, leading from the road back to the main house on the property. So initially people really did drive on them. The word parkway was used to describe a well developed thoroughfare, complete with trees, grassy divided medians and other landscaping, thus the "park" in the name. Here are more opinions and answers from other WikiAnswers Contributors:I think this is a linguistic quirk incorporated into contemporary English as a direct result of an old GeorgeCarlin skit. But, I could be wrong.Partly because English is one of the most free-for-all languages in the world, with fewer rules and more borrowed words than just about any other tongue. Besides the driveway conundrum: 1) The plural of foot is feet, but the plural of boot is boots (beet??), 2) A vegetable farmer is a person whose job is to produce produce, 3) Your nose can run and your feet can smell, 4) "In action" and "inaction" are opposites, 5) You can be overwhelmed, but not whelmed, 6) "Plague" has one syllable but "ague" has two, 7) "ghoti" can be pronounced "fish" (see George Bernard Shaw), 8) "ough" has at least five different pronunciations, 9) its, hers, yours, ours, whose, and theirs are the only possessives that do NOT take apostrophes and on and on and on.
Why do you drive on a parkway and park on a drive way?
This, my friend, is the worlds greatest conundrum... The parkay and the driveway... you see, it happens because the world is backwards and if you park on the parkway, you get rear ended...
Why do they call a driveway a driveway if you park on it?
Hello, Before you park the car I guess you drive on..."it" ... Driveway ;) parkit doesn't sound good parkway sound like a street or something.
Why is a driveway called a driveway when you park on it?
For the same reason that a parkway is called a parkway when you drive on it... Use the link below to the related question"Why do we park in the driveway and drive on the parkway?" for more detail.
Why is a driveway a place to park and a parkway a place to drive?
Nothing on the road ever makes sense
Why is a driveway called a driveway when you park in it and a parkway called a parkway when you drive on it?
People just have a tendency to name things the opposite of what they really are. Think about Iceland and Greenland. Greenland is covered in ice, and Iceland is covered in greenery.
What are economic enigmas?
An economic enigma is an everyday mystery or an odd happening that has no discernible reason or answer, like why we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway.
Why do you drive on a 'parkway' and park on a 'driveway'?
The terms "parkway" and "driveway" originated from a time when roads were designed differently. "Parkway" refers to a road bordered by greenery, meant for leisurely driving, hence the name. "Driveway" refers to the pathway that leads to a house, where you park your vehicle. Over time, the use of the terms evolved to reflect their modern-day functions.
Why do they call where you park a driveway and where you drive a parkway?
The same reason they call goods that go by road a shipment and goods that go by ship a cargo.
Who invented the parkway and driveway?
Me.
You can also park in?
You can also park in a parking lot and drive in a driveway
Why you park your cars on a driveway and drive on parkways?
i have no clue!
Why do you park in the driveway but drive on the parkway?
The terms "parkway" and "driveway" have historical origins that no longer align with their current usage. "Parkway" originally referred to a landscaped road for leisurely driving, while "driveway" referred to a private road leading to a house where one could park their car. Over time, the meanings of these words evolved, but the original terms stuck. So, you park in the driveway because it leads to your house, and you drive on the parkway because it's a road designed for driving.
