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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

staircase

0I hear someone coming down the staircase/stairs.02br
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00Which should I use here and why? Thanks.0-
  

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0 Both can be used. A possible explanation: 02br 02br 00 staircase: to emphasize the 01b 00grouping/ensemble02b 00 of stairs02br 00 stairs: to emphasize more the 01b 00individuality02b 00 of each stair0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Both can be used.
  • A possible explanation: 02br 02br 00 staircase: to emphasize the 01b 00grouping/ensemble02b 00 of stairs02br 00 stairs: to emphasize more the 01b 00individuality02b 00 of each stair0-
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0 Both can be used. A possible explanation: 02br
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00 staircase: to emphasize the 01b00grouping/ensemble02b00 of stairs02br
00 stairs: to emphasize more the 01b00individuality02b00 of each stair0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Both can be used. A possible explanation: 12br
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10staircase: to emphasize the 11b10grouping/ensemble12b10 of stairs12br
10stairs: to emphasize more the 11b10individuality12b10 of each stair12br
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0 Nope, it's the 01b00space02b00 in which it is located. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I hear someone coming down the staircase/stairs.02font02br
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00As already noted, you can use both words. However, I would say that the word 'stairs' would be much, much more commonly used than the word 'staircase'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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