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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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cross the zebra crossing

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02br 01i 00Zebra crossing02i 00 appears to be BrE; I've never heard it. 02br 02br 00(d) They cross the road 01b 00by using the02b 00 zebra crossing. 02br 02br 00.

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  • 02br 01i 00Zebra crossing02i 00 appears to be BrE; I've never heard it.
  • 02br 02br 00(d) They cross the road 01b 00by using the02b 00 zebra crossing.
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0Can I say,02br
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Hi

In UK English, the zebra crossing is the black and white stripes (like a zebra) that mark where cars should stop if a pedestrian wishes to cross the road. I'd say:

- They crossed the road using the zebra crossing

Dave

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