would you say "take bus number 45" or "take the 45er" or "take line 45"? "route 45?" what's the most idiomatic way to point to the correct bus?

(i think ours would be "take the 45er" but i feel like it wouldnt be that in english)

probably the first, something like "Take bus 45" or "Take the bus for route 45"

oo that sounds good thank you

I would say something like number 45; it's the m[whatever] in nyc, so like m45 here

we only have buses here, so I would say “number 44” or “route 45” for that

imo it depends on if the context is clear that it's a bus

like if someone asked what bus route they should take to get to wherever, I'd say "the 45"

but if I'm telling someone what the public transit options are near me I'm more likely to say "I'm a two minute walk from the 45 bus." or something like that

do you literally say "the forty-five bus"?

I have before! But another way would be swapping it around and saying "the bus stop for the 45"

the obnoxious truth is that some of it is regional

for example even though I've heard people call buses by route numbers in TV, that doesn't really happen where I live because I'm in a more suburban area, so if I just said route 45 that might get some head tilts because we also have routes for cars

would it be fair to say that route is used for public transport that covers longer distances?

this proooobably wouldn't happen in a city, but the further away you get from a city more people drive and would more immediately think of a route number for a road, unless it was really really clear you were talking about a bus

oh, huh. so kind of the opposite of that, alright

Again, depends where you are! I'd say in northeast US that's not really the case - public transport that covers very long distances would be an Amtrak train or a long distance bus, which tends to be more by destination

like if I was taking a bus from Boston to NYC, there isn't a route number the public uses for that, they would just say they're taking a bus from Boston to NYC

For amtrak we tend to just say amtrack because there's....one line here lol

wait no, two. but still.

a yes the flixbus

(thats our "we just say the brand" transport)

Yes exactly haha

I don't think this is enough to dox myself but my own place is a great example of the other problem

--lol actually I lied there's no corresponding bus number to that route DIFFERENT EXAMPLE

if someone says Route 1, I would assume the road route 1, which over here goes over near the airport and is very long and stretches several towns and even a couple of states

but there IS a bus route that is technically "route 1" but. no one calls it that. Because it's nowhere near where the other route 1 is lol

the 1 bus goes more through the college areas so if you wanted to take route 1 to get to the airport and got on the 1

you would. not get there.

you would actively go in the opposite direction

but in places where there isn't a lot of driving, this might be entirely reversed, which is not a great definitive answer but lol it is what it is english is stupid, actually.

so not related but I dreamed you again! you were showing me this little RV you got and between showing me the great features you kept stressing that it is not the most comfortable, BUT... next features.

and idk if RV camping is even a thing in Europe.

im sure it is but idk how big a trend compared 2 other countries

well if you really decide to try it, get one that's more comfortable than that!