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Liveinjapan Posted 19 years ago
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Hi, everyone. Which is correct?
'You mustn't go when the traffic light is red.'
'You mustn't go when a traffic light is red.'
I think 'a traffic light' is basically correct.
Thanks in advance.
'You mustn't go when the traffic light is red.'
'You mustn't go when a traffic light is red.'
I think 'a traffic light' is basically correct.
Thanks in advance.
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Hello LiJ In British English, you would not usually say "a traffic light"; instead, you would refer to "traffic lights" in the plural. Thus: 1. You mustn't go when the traffic lights are red.
- Hello LiJ In British English, you would not usually say "a traffic light"; instead, you would refer to "traffic lights" in the plural.
- Thus: 1.
- You mustn't go when the traffic lights are red.
- ) MrP
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Hello LiJ
In British English, you would not usually say "a traffic light"; instead, you would refer to "traffic lights" in the plural. Thus:
1. You mustn't go when the traffic lights are red.
(I'm not sure what speakers of US English say.)
MrP
In British English, you would not usually say "a traffic light"; instead, you would refer to "traffic lights" in the plural. Thus:
1. You mustn't go when the traffic lights are red.
(I'm not sure what speakers of US English say.)
MrP
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Hi, MrP.
Lights, oh yes! Actually my first thought was 'the'. It is likely that the first thought is usually right, isn't it? Thanks.
LiJ
Lights, oh yes! Actually my first thought was 'the'. It is likely that the first thought is usually right, isn't it? Thanks.
LiJ
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You're supposed to stop at a red light. (General statement.)
Stop at the red light. (The red light ahead that we both can see.)
CJ
Stop at the red light. (The red light ahead that we both can see.)
CJ
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I think you can say like this -- this is not much different from what CJ said but I added a little twist to it.
As you drive, you MUST stop at a red light if you want to follow the traffic rules. (General statement of instructive nature)
Look, there is a red light up ahead. Stop at the red light (what you would say as you drive with possibly you and oneother person seeing a red l
As you drive, you MUST stop at a red light if you want to follow the traffic rules. (General statement of instructive nature)
Look, there is a red light up ahead. Stop at the red light (what you would say as you drive with possibly you and oneother person seeing a red l
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