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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Floor vs. Ground when Outdoors

Does it matter if you refer to someone falling to the floor or falling to the ground if they are outside? Is "ground" better than "floor," or is it exactly the same thing? One of the definitions for "floor" at dictionary.com is "the earth; ground," but I just thought I'd double check with you guys first.

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Hi, If outside, say t he ground . Not the floo r. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, If outside, say t he ground .
  • Not the floo r.
  • Clive
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Hi,

If outside, say the ground. Not the floor.

Clive
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Right. Well, what about indoors? Is it interchangeable then? For example:

"She lied down on the counter with her feet dangling above the ground."

Is that okay?
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Hi,

The floor is a lot more common.

Clive
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What about this one that takes place indoors?

He slams Ganon’s back hard against the wall, still holding him off the ground.

Ground sounds better to me there than floor, for some reason, even though it takes place inside. What do you think?
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Hi,

Sounds fine to me. I didn't say 'floor' was always used.
'Floor' would sound OK, too.

Clive
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How about if you are playing American football in a dome? Do you say the player got slammed into the floor?
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Inside it's FLOOR. Outside it's GROUND. Period!

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