Transportation Vocabulary “May I have a transfer, please?”: This is how to ask the driver for a transfer. Alternatively, extend your hand and the driver will give one to you. To commute (v); the commute (n): to travel (v) or the trip (n) between your home and your destination — e.g., “I have only a 30-minute commute each way.” Rush hour: the periods between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., and again from 3:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., when the TTC is packed with commuters. “Mind the gap”: a warning to be careful of the space between the subway and the platform. “Stand clear of the doors”: the warning that is sounded when the doors are about to close (meaning ‘get out of the way of the doors’). “This train is out of service”: an announcement, usually heard at the end of the subway line, telling commuters not to board that particular train.
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 18:19:41 +0000
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