Upstairs
Hello, me and my friend, Jakob, have been arguing over this simple question. Although it is rhetorical i would just like to know the answer from professionals. Would the stairs be technically upstairs? If you can respond please do with haste as we are currently still arguing over if the stairs is technically, in a way, upstairs?
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Let me answer with an example. Tom has left his keys upstairs. No native English speaker is going to think that this means Tom's keys are on the stairs.
- Let me answer with an example.
- Tom has left his keys upstairs.
- No native English speaker is going to think that this means Tom's keys are on the stairs.
- Clive
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Let me answer with an example.
Tom has left his keys upstairs. No native English speaker is going to think that this means Tom's keys are on the stairs.
Clive
0'downstairs' and 'upstairs' are the two different floors (levels) of a building.
'the stairs' are the device by which you can walk from one level to another. Neither level is called 'the stairs'.
It's like a bridge over a river. You can be on this side of the river or on that side of the river. The bridge is the device by which you can walk from one side to another. Neither side
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