Lcchang  +  287378 Mon, 30 Oct 06 01:40 PM The road crew is stopping the traffic. I looked up the answers.com and it told me that "the road crew" are the technicians who travel on tour with musicians and who handle every part of the production except actually playing the music. But who do the road crew mean here? I guess they must be like some people working on a road construction. Please advise. Lcchang Joined on Mon, Feb 27 2006 Northern Taiwan Contributing Member 1,078 Life will never end. Constructions

	Grammar Geek  +  287396 Mon, 30 Oct 06 02:21 PM The "road crews" you are describing about the bands are more commonly called "roadies" (in the U.S.) The road crews who work on the roads are never called that ("roadies."). You can also hear them called just "work crews" (and the fact that they are working on the road tells you what kind of work). Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,678 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Marius Hancu  +  287403 Mon, 30 Oct 06 02:30 PM  Grammar Geek wrote: The road crews who work on the roads are never called that. Beg to differ here: ------ DRIVING; The Changing South Finds Its Way on I-85 ... his summers on road crews, building the Southern interstates ... July 11, 2003 - By PHIL PATTON (NYT) -------- Marius Hancu Grammar

	Grammar Geek  +  287405 Mon, 30 Oct 06 02:33 PM They're never called roadies. That's the term for the crew that travels with the bands. Grammar Geek

	Clive  +  287758 Tue, 31 Oct 06 06:08 AM Hi, In Canada, we say 'a construction crew' for people working on the road.. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,639 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo