In american english however the floor at street level is usually called the first floor.
Floor vs ground in english.
Grounded these days commonly refers to an emotional state.
In american english on the other hand the word floor simply designates any level of a building including the ground floor which has no elevation.
Let s take a look at a small but important difference in british and american english.
In spanish suelo means both ground and floor but i can t see any connection with the increasing use of the two words as interchangeable terms in english.
This is important information for novice american travelers trying to find their hotel rooms.
The naming of floors in a building.
The phrase ground floor of course refers to the floor of a building closest to the ground.
Paul brians common errors in english usage.
In british english the floor of a building at street level is called the ground floor the floor above it is the first floor and the floor below is called the basement.
The floor of a building at or nearest ground level.
But also still refers to something connected to the physical ground.
It defines a floor simply as the space between two literal floors in a building.
Ground floor is normally inside though.
Ground floor synonyms ground floor pronunciation ground floor translation english dictionary definition of ground floor.
The french dictionary complicates this distinction.
Floor was an archaic word for ground centuries ago and in britain floor is used in the game of cricket to refer to the ground but these examples can hardly explain such a usage in american english.
Ground but i just thought i d double check with you guys first.
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Informal the beginning of a venture especially regarded as a position of advantage.
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How to use floor in a sentence.