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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

ground below 0

Please correct.
What are the floors under 0 called? What are the floors below 0 called?

How does English person say:
My parking space is floor -2.

Go to -2. My car is parked there.

Thanks
  

Top answer

In British English, the bottom floor is called as "ground floor" and then the first floor ( as far as I know the first floor is the the ground floor in American English) the second floor the third floor and so on... I have never thought that before but I would say I parked my car on the ground floor (or on the second floor) My parking place is the ground floor\ the second floor. Sorry, I didn't realize the minus.

— Daylighttt

  • In British English, the bottom floor is called as "ground floor" and then the first floor ( as far as I know the first floor is the the ground floor in American English) the second floor the third floor and so on...
  • I have never thought that before but I would say I parked my car on the ground floor (or on the second floor) My parking place is the ground floor\ the second floor.
  • Sorry, I didn't realize the minus.
  • (just a guess)
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In British English, the bottom floor is called as "ground floor" and then the first floor ( as far as I know the first floor is the the ground floor in American English)
the second floor
the third floor and so on...
I have never thought that before but I would say I parked my car on the ground floor (or on the second floor)
My parking place is the ground floor\ the second floor.
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Elevator Floors

4
3
2
1
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-1
-2
-3
-4

How would you say:
My car is parked level -2.
My parking place is level -2.

I'm at the ground floor. Ground floor is 0 What are the floors below 0 called?

Go to minus 2. My car is parked there.

Thanks
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I parked my car on the level minus 2.
My parking place\space is the level minus 2.
I hope that a native speaker will help us:)
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I often hear and say My parking space is in the second basement.

Clive
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Thanks, Clive. It's very kind of you, as usuaI. I learnt something new thanks to you.
Anon, I searched your question after having logged out
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daylightinyouMy car is on Lower Level 2.
That's the one I'd use. I am not saying it's the best or only answer.
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Thanks for your confirmation, fivejedjon.
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Could we get other opinion? Is this american or english?
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AnonymousCould we get other opinion?
That is direct almost to the point of rudeness to the people who have taken the time to give their opinions so far.
AnonymousIs this american or British e English?
I am a native speaker of BrE.
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