• @someguy3
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    3 months ago

    You don’t start counting at 0, so going with Americans on this.

    • @Oisteink
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      73 months ago

      Ground is not a floor - i think this is related to age if the languages. In Norway we refer to story and avoid confusion altogether. If its on the 2nd story you press two on the elevator, or walk because you’re not made of cheeseburgers or fish’n’crisps.

      • @someguy3
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        13 months ago

        Is it a space you occupy? Yes, it is. That makes it a floor that exists that you occupy. It does not need to be elevated to be a floor.

        Ever drop your food on the floor? Do you need to be elevated to drop your food on the floor?

        • @Oisteink
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          53 months ago

          Back in the days the ground floor was dirt.

          • @someguy3
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            3 months ago

            floor was dirt

            Oh you said floor. That makes it a floor that exists. You start counting at 1, not at 0.

            • @Oisteink
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              43 months ago

              Jeg kunne godt sagt noe annet siden engelsk ikke er mitt morsmål. Men fint du fikk utløp for dine pedantiske sider

              • @someguy3
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                3 months ago

                Ok…

                floor /flôr/ noun

                The surface of a room on which one stands. 
                
    • @[email protected]
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      13 months ago

      Ground floor is 0.

      It is depicted like that in the elevators. First floor above is 1, first floor below is -1.

      Doesn’t American go from -1 directly to 1? Skipping 0 entirely?

      • @someguy3
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        33 months ago

        And you don’t start counting at 0, so anything being counted as 0 makes no sense. 0 literally means 0, does not exist.

        Basements are usually B1, B2, B3, etc.