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 patgfisher patgfisher July 19, 2015 July 19, 2015 at 10:54:19 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Note:
"backed up" is more common in USA, I believe.
"banked up" is commonly used in Australia.

CK CK July 19, 2015, edited July 19, 2015 July 19, 2015 at 11:03:46 PM UTC, edited July 19, 2015 at 11:16:01 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

An American wouldn't use this sentence at all, I think.

Reasons: kilometres, roadworks, & banked up
(The first is just the spelling.)

 patgfisher patgfisher July 20, 2015 July 20, 2015 at 6:46:35 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

>An American wouldn't use this sentence at all, I think.

>Reasons: kilometres, roadworks, & banked up
>(The first is just the spelling.)

I only added my Note because your query to my sentence had been deleted, thereby leaving my previous explanation up in the air, as the comment which it was answering was gone, so I deleted my original explanatory comment.

In the original comment you only mentioned "backed up" versus "banked up", hence my comment was restricted to that part of the sentence.

I think it would be helpful if you left your comments such as your original comment to this sentence there, so that someone coming upon the sentence later will have a clearer picture of (in this case) the initial query re Australian usage v US usage etc.

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The traffic banked up for several kilometres because two lanes were closed for roadworks.

added by patgfisher, May 18, 2014
➜ #4384005Der Verkehr staute sich mehrere Kilometer weit, da zwei Fahrspuren wegen Straßenarbeiten gesperrt waren.

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, July 18, 2015
➜ #4388883Der var en bilkø på flere kilometer fordi to spor var spærret på grund af vejarbejde.

linked by danepo, July 20, 2015