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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Back in the days the ground floor was dirt.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

And it was still a floor

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

floor was dirt

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Ok...

floor /flôr/ noun

The surface of a room on which one stands. 
[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

Well that's respectful. Not.

Should I reply in Klingon?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 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.