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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

cut / jump the queue

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00(a) It is rude (manner / behaviour) to cut the queue while / when buying food in the canteen.02br
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00(b) He is rude to jump the queue as he was buying the food.0-
  

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" It's hard to sound natural if you add the rest of it "when buying food," etc. 0-

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  • " It's hard to sound natural if you add the rest of it "when buying food," etc.
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0You are asking about British usage, so I can't confirm completely, but here we'd say "It's rude to cut in line." It's hard to sound natural if you add the rest of it "when buying food," etc. It's rude ALL the time, so you don't want to restrict it to certain times.0-
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0Ok. I wait someone to help me. Thanks!! 0-
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0It is rude to jump the queue. (BrE)0-
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Yoong LiatIt is rude to jump the queue. (BrE)
This is the only, correct suggestion so far, in British English.
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