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El Bonbonдобавила заметку 2 года назад

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Can we say “we were staying in a traffic jam”? Does it sound natural?

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grumblerдобавил комментарий 2 года назад

нет

Polina Brailovskaдобавила комментарий 2 года назад

Use "we were stuck in traffic" or "we were sitting in traffic" instead

Russ Sдобавил комментарий 2 года назад

we got stuck in traffic

🇺🇸 Uly 🐝добавил комментарий 2 года назад

GOT STUCK is the beginning of BEING STUCK, so you’re both right. It all depends on what aspect of the experience you’re referring to: (1) if it’s the entire experience looking back, then WE GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC; (2) if it’s any part of that experience, then WE WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

Russ Sдобавил комментарий 2 года назад

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