skystar30097
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Which one is more common "traffic light or signal light"?
Which one is more common "traffic light or signal light"?
Which one is more common "traffic light or signal light"?
Probably "red lights."
Sorry for butting in. I have heard "color light" used in Sri Lanka. can it really be used instead or it's a wrong using? Your opinions please.
b.not a teacher
It's not common for there to be only a single light, so it's more usual to refer to them in the plural.
In everyday conversation I would hear:
There are traffic lights at the corner of our street. In AmE you would more likely hear, "There is a traffic light at the corner of our street".
The lights aren't working down at the corner and there's been an accident.
The council put a set of lights on that intersection near the school. Again, in AmE you would probably hear, "Council put lights (OR traffic lights or a traffic light) at that intersection near the school".