Be back up or Be backed up ?
Hi, I am reading USA Today and found this paragraph.
“In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, traffic was In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, traffic was back up along I-229 after a large section of road buckled under the heat. Traffic on the Interstate 229 southbound lanes was backed up Friday afternoon because a large portion of road buckled under the heat. along I-229 after a large section of road buckled under the heat. Traffic on the Interstate 229 southbound lanes was backed up Friday afternoon because a large portion of road buckled under the heat”
In the first sentence it says “the traffic was back up” and in the last sentence it says “Traffic.. was backed up”
I think it should be “backed up” , but still want some one to confirm.
Thank you again!!
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Your post seems to have been garbled by copy-paste errors, but I think it is still possible to answer your question in the affirmative: "traffic was back up" should be "traffic was backed up".
- Your post seems to have been garbled by copy-paste errors, but I think it is still possible to answer your question in the affirmative: "traffic was back up" should be "traffic was backed up".
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Your post seems to have been garbled by copy-paste errors, but I think it is still possible to answer your question in the affirmative: "traffic was back up" should be "traffic was backed up".
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