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nhatminh0904
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traffic jam
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Please tell me if the word " traffic jam " is countable or uncountable? Thanks. |
8 May 2012
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GIOVANNI
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Traffic is uncountable. Jam is uncountable, but traffic jam is countable.
There are a lot of traffic jams in Montreal.
There is a lot of traffic in Montreal.
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8 May 2012
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hatooom
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ˈtraffic ˌjam noun [ countable ] a long line of vehicles that cannot move along the road, or that can only move very slowly |
8 May 2012
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ascincoquinas
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Hi there! According to longman dictionary online, here the answer: traffic jam [countable]
a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly:
We were stuck in a traffic jam for two hours. |
8 May 2012
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yanogator
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I have been in three traffic jams already this week. I think I �ll take the bus!
Bruce |
8 May 2012
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