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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Sentence check - upstairs/above?

The sentence:

Jeff is talking to Sean in his office when the deafening sound of machine gun fire erupts somewhere upstairs.


- Can I write 'upstairs' here if the shooting is going on three floors above where Jeff and Sean are? Or would it be better to write 'above'?

- Also, is the sentence OK and the word choices natural?

Thanks.

  

Top answer

anonymous would it be better to write 'above'? Yes. Personally, I use 'upstairs' only in referring to the upper floor of a residence.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous would it be better to write 'above'?
  • Yes.
  • Personally, I use 'upstairs' only in referring to the upper floor of a residence.
  • I wouldn't use it for an upper floor of an office building, for example.
  • The rest is all OK.
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anonymouswould it be better to write 'above'?

Yes.

Personally, I use 'upstairs' only in referring to the upper floor of a residence. I wouldn't use it for an upper floor of an office building, for example.

The rest is all OK.

CJ

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