x-stor(e)y or x-floor or x-level house/building?
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Which is the correct for British English? I need the correct for both a separate house and an apartment building, if this makes difference. I can't find any concrete answer online.
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Which is the correct for British English? I need the correct for both a separate house and an apartment building, if this makes difference. I can't find any concrete answer online.
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a x-storey building/house.
– Graffito
Apr 27 '16 at 21:06
@graffito but on the z-th floor yes?
– Աստղիկ Թեհլերյան
Apr 27 '16 at 21:12
Yes. To refer to a specific floor: you will say "my office is on the fifth floor".
– Graffito
Apr 28 '16 at 9:56
Just beware Americans and British count floors differently, British have "Ground floor, 1st floor, 2nd floor..." whereas Americans (if memory serves) start at 1st floor for "ground" or "street" level and count up from there.
– John U
Nov 14 at 14:58
Also note that some split-level homes aren't considered to be multi-storey.
– Jim
Nov 14 at 17:04
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Which is the correct for British English? I need the correct for both a separate house and an apartment building, if this makes difference. I can't find any concrete answer online.
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Which is the correct for British English? I need the correct for both a separate house and an apartment building, if this makes difference. I can't find any concrete answer online.
word-choice word-usage differences british-english
word-choice word-usage differences british-english
asked Apr 27 '16 at 20:59
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a x-storey building/house.
– Graffito
Apr 27 '16 at 21:06
@graffito but on the z-th floor yes?
– Աստղիկ Թեհլերյան
Apr 27 '16 at 21:12
Yes. To refer to a specific floor: you will say "my office is on the fifth floor".
– Graffito
Apr 28 '16 at 9:56
Just beware Americans and British count floors differently, British have "Ground floor, 1st floor, 2nd floor..." whereas Americans (if memory serves) start at 1st floor for "ground" or "street" level and count up from there.
– John U
Nov 14 at 14:58
Also note that some split-level homes aren't considered to be multi-storey.
– Jim
Nov 14 at 17:04
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a x-storey building/house.
– Graffito
Apr 27 '16 at 21:06
@graffito but on the z-th floor yes?
– Աստղիկ Թեհլերյան
Apr 27 '16 at 21:12
Yes. To refer to a specific floor: you will say "my office is on the fifth floor".
– Graffito
Apr 28 '16 at 9:56
Just beware Americans and British count floors differently, British have "Ground floor, 1st floor, 2nd floor..." whereas Americans (if memory serves) start at 1st floor for "ground" or "street" level and count up from there.
– John U
Nov 14 at 14:58
Also note that some split-level homes aren't considered to be multi-storey.
– Jim
Nov 14 at 17:04
a x-storey building/house.
– Graffito
Apr 27 '16 at 21:06
a x-storey building/house.
– Graffito
Apr 27 '16 at 21:06
@graffito but on the z-th floor yes?
– Աստղիկ Թեհլերյան
Apr 27 '16 at 21:12
@graffito but on the z-th floor yes?
– Աստղիկ Թեհլերյան
Apr 27 '16 at 21:12
Yes. To refer to a specific floor: you will say "my office is on the fifth floor".
– Graffito
Apr 28 '16 at 9:56
Yes. To refer to a specific floor: you will say "my office is on the fifth floor".
– Graffito
Apr 28 '16 at 9:56
Just beware Americans and British count floors differently, British have "Ground floor, 1st floor, 2nd floor..." whereas Americans (if memory serves) start at 1st floor for "ground" or "street" level and count up from there.
– John U
Nov 14 at 14:58
Just beware Americans and British count floors differently, British have "Ground floor, 1st floor, 2nd floor..." whereas Americans (if memory serves) start at 1st floor for "ground" or "street" level and count up from there.
– John U
Nov 14 at 14:58
Also note that some split-level homes aren't considered to be multi-storey.
– Jim
Nov 14 at 17:04
Also note that some split-level homes aren't considered to be multi-storey.
– Jim
Nov 14 at 17:04
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It depends on context. But typically in British English you would say:
I am building a five story house
or
My room is on the fifth floor
But 'level' tends to be more of an American English usage rather than British English. However, 99.99% of English speakers would understand the meaning of its usage in a sentence.
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It depends on context. But typically in British English you would say:
I am building a five story house
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My room is on the fifth floor
But 'level' tends to be more of an American English usage rather than British English. However, 99.99% of English speakers would understand the meaning of its usage in a sentence.
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It depends on context. But typically in British English you would say:
I am building a five story house
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My room is on the fifth floor
But 'level' tends to be more of an American English usage rather than British English. However, 99.99% of English speakers would understand the meaning of its usage in a sentence.
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It depends on context. But typically in British English you would say:
I am building a five story house
or
My room is on the fifth floor
But 'level' tends to be more of an American English usage rather than British English. However, 99.99% of English speakers would understand the meaning of its usage in a sentence.
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It depends on context. But typically in British English you would say:
I am building a five story house
or
My room is on the fifth floor
But 'level' tends to be more of an American English usage rather than British English. However, 99.99% of English speakers would understand the meaning of its usage in a sentence.
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a x-storey building/house.
– Graffito
Apr 27 '16 at 21:06
@graffito but on the z-th floor yes?
– Աստղիկ Թեհլերյան
Apr 27 '16 at 21:12
Yes. To refer to a specific floor: you will say "my office is on the fifth floor".
– Graffito
Apr 28 '16 at 9:56
Just beware Americans and British count floors differently, British have "Ground floor, 1st floor, 2nd floor..." whereas Americans (if memory serves) start at 1st floor for "ground" or "street" level and count up from there.
– John U
Nov 14 at 14:58
Also note that some split-level homes aren't considered to be multi-storey.
– Jim
Nov 14 at 17:04