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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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elevator door[s]

0How many doors does an elevator have?02br
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00Please hold the door[ s]02br
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00When the elevator door[ s] opened, her mom walked out.02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00I think they usually have two doors, an inner and an outer one. In my experience we often, but not always, speak of these as one door, perhaps because they open and close more or less together. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00I think they usually have two doors, an inner and an outer one.
  • In my experience we often, but not always, speak of these as one door, perhaps because they open and close more or less together.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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0Even though an elevator usually has a minimum of two doors in action (there is a door on the cabin and one on the landing), the common phrase is "Please hold the door," in the same manner that we ask someone to hold even those large two-panel doors at a supermarket. Elevators which have a voice prompt will on the other hand say "Doors are closing."02br
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