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Flight of Stairs
The term "flight of stairs" is used by many to mean those stairs which are between two floors, even if they are in two sets, with a landing in between.
To my mind, however, a flight of stairs is those stairs between two landings.
Merriam-Webster is no help, as it gives both definitions!
6 a : a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another
To my mind, however, a flight of stairs is those stairs between two landings.
Merriam-Webster is no help, as it gives both definitions!
6 a : a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another
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[/nq] I am one of those many, though I wouldn't use the term that way if it might cause confusion. If I were on the second floor directing someone to the third floor, I'd say "one flight up", regardless of any landings in between. [nq:1]To my mind, however, a flight of stairs is those stairs between two landings.
- [/nq] I am one of those many, though I wouldn't use the term that way if it might cause confusion.
- If I were on the second floor directing someone to the third floor, I'd say "one flight up", regardless of any landings in between.
- [nq:1]To my mind, however, a flight of stairs is those stairs between two landings.
- Merriam-Webster is no help, as it gives both definitions!
- 6 a : a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another[/nq] But that's not the same as the one "used by many".
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[nq:1]The term "flight of stairs" is used by many to mean those stairs which are between two floors, even if they are in two sets, with a landing in between.[/nq]
I am one of those many, though I wouldn't use the term that way if it might cause confusion. If I were on the second floor directing someone to the third floor, I'd say "one flight up", regardless of any landings in between.
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I am one of those many, though I wouldn't use the term that way if it might cause confusion. If I were on the second floor directing someone to the third floor, I'd say "one flight up", regardless of any landings in between.
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[nq:1]If I were on the second floor directing someone to the third floor, I'd say "one flight up", regardless of ... would be two flights -- one from floor A to the landing, and one from the landing to floor B.[/nq]
Ray, if you quote 2 dictionaries which define a flight of stairs as the stairs between two landings, then why do you use it to mean the stairs between two floors? This is c
Ray, if you quote 2 dictionaries which define a flight of stairs as the stairs between two landings, then why do you use it to mean the stairs between two floors? This is c
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[nq:1]Ray, if you quote 2 dictionaries which define a flight of stairs as the stairs between two landings, then why ... bi-weekly. It can mean every 2 weeks, and it can mean 2 times a week. So the term is useless.[/nq]
In that case, the word "day" is useless, because it means both a 24-hour period and a sunlit period averaging twelve hours..r
[nq:1]Ray, if you quote 2 dictionaries which define a flight of stairs as the stairs between two landings, then why ... bi-weekly. It can mean every 2 weeks, and it can mean 2 times a week. So the term is useless.[/nq]
In that case, the word "day" is useless, because it means both a 24-hour period and a sunlit period averaging twelve hours..r
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[nq:2]If I were on the second floor directing someone to ... the landing, and one from the landing to floor B.[/nq]
[nq:1]Ray, if you quote 2 dictionaries which define a flight of stairs as the stairs between two landings, then why ... common, and it gets to me. If we use a word 2 different ways, who's to know what we mean?[/nq]
Ray seems to be in good company. We've just been told in ano
[nq:1]Ray, if you quote 2 dictionaries which define a flight of stairs as the stairs between two landings, then why ... common, and it gets to me. If we use a word 2 different ways, who's to know what we mean?[/nq]
Ray seems to be in good company. We've just been told in ano
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