Vocabulary related to TRAFFIC

- traffic jam = kemacetan
- be caught in a traffic jam = terjebak kemacetan
- bumper to bumper traffic = lalu lintas padat merayap
- rubber neck = kemacetan yang disebabkan oleh kendaraan yang berjalan perlahan untuk melihat sebuah kecelakaan
- fender-bender = kecelakaan kecil antar kendaraan, seperti serempetan

A rubber neck traffic is usually happened after a car accident, drivers tend to slow down as they pass the accident site because they're curious to see what happened. It is annoying, especially if it was a simple fender-bender.

Bumper to bumper (traffic) -- Lalu lintas padat merayap

Meaning: Cars that are close together in a line one after another and are moving very slowly.

Examples:
• Cars were lined up bumper to bumper along the whole length of the road.
• The traffic is bumper to bumper from the accident up ahead.
• Peak hour traffic lined up bumper to bumper on one side of devided highway.

US: crosswalk (noun)

UK: zebra crossing (noun)

jaywalking (noun): an act of walking across a street at a place where you should not cross
jaywalk (verb): menyebrang jalan sembarangan
lollipop man/lady: a person who helps people to cross the street at a crosswalk.


CONDITIONAL VS SUBJUNCTIVE

What’s the difference between conditional sentences and subjunctive moods? Conditional sentences are usually introduced by ‘If’ while subjunctive moods are often introduced by ‘wish’. The subjunctive moods use the simple form of the verb; the infinitive without the “to”.

Compare these examples:

• If I were rich, I would travel around the world. (Conditional)

• I wish I were rich. (Subjunctive)

The conditional sentences are only used to express certain conditions. They can be real conditions or unreal ones.

The subjunctive mood is the verb form used to express a wish, a suggestion, or a command.

The following verbs often attract the subjunctive mood: ask, command, demand, insist, order, recommend, suggest, and wish. (Use the simple form of the verb. The simple form is the infinitive without the “to”.)

Examples:

• She suggests that Mark work full time from Saturday.

[Mark works becomes Mark work]

• He said it was essential that Jeremy guard the box.

[Jeremy guards becomes Jeremy guard]

• It is imperative that the game begin at once.

[game begins becomes game begin]

• I wish it were still in use.

[it was becomes it were]