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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Ascend and descent with stairs

Hi

I have seen these two words (ascend, descend) with stairs. Could you please tell me how these sentences sound to your native ears?

  1. At eighty-six years old, Nora found ascending the narrow stairs of her house very hard.
  2. Ascending stairs is lot more difficult than descending them.

Thanks,

Tom

  

Top answer

Mr. At eighty-six years old, Nora found ascending the narrow stairs of her house very hard. That is fine, but "climbing" is plainer and more usual.

— Anonymous

  • Mr.
  • At eighty-six years old, Nora found ascending the narrow stairs of her house very hard.
  • That is fine, but "climbing" is plainer and more usual.
  • Mr.
  • Tom Ascending stairs is lot more difficult than descending them.
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Mr. TomCould you please tell me how these sentences sound to your native ears?At eighty-six years old, Nora found ascending the narrow stairs of her house very hard.

That is fine, but "climbing" is plainer and more usual.

Mr. TomAscending stairs is lot more difficult than descending them.

Again, fine, but people do

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