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Japanlluvr Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

level or floor?

What's the difference between floor and level? as in level/floor in a building?

And also what is the preposition that goes with it? on/in/at?
When asking 'Is the library [on/at/in] this [level/floor]?'
  

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japanlluvr What's the difference between floor and level? as in level/floor in a building? I can think of none, unless the floor is multi-leveled, as with a mezzanine, for instance.

— Mister Micawber

  • japanlluvr What's the difference between floor and level?
  • as in level/floor in a building?
  • I can think of none, unless the floor is multi-leveled, as with a mezzanine, for instance.
  • Is the library on this level/floor?
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japanlluvrWhat's the difference between floor and level? as in level/floor in a building?
I can think of none, unless the floor is multi-leveled, as with a mezzanine, for instance.

Is the library on this level/floor?
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Mister MicawberIs the library on this level/floor?
Mister MicawberIs the library on this level/floor?
so is 'at' this level/floor incorrect?
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japanlluvrso is 'at' this level/floor incorrect?
It sounds odd to me. Our BrE contributors may have a different opinion—after all, their homes are in the street.
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In BrE. we'd simply say "Is the library on this floor?"

We tend not to use 'level except for multi-storey car parks.
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fivejedjonIn BrE. we'd simply say "Is the library on this floor?"We tend not to use 'level except for multi-storey car parks.
This will be the same for the US, except we call "car park " a "parking garage".
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