Jul 17, 2014 · Technically, the f in this context would not be capitalized. The same situation occurs when the floors of a building or vessel have non numerical designations, like the 'noble floor' that sometimes refers to the main formal spaces being at second or third floor level (1st or 2nd floor level in the European system), neither word gets capitalized.

Apr 10, 2015 · In the US, the first floor of a building is also the ground floor, but in Europe the first floor is the floor above the ground floor, and the second floor is the one above that. This is important information for novice American travelers trying to find their hotel rooms. Paul Brians’ Common Errors in English Usage! Images from English Club.com

Oct 27, 2014 · Take a building that has four levels, including the ground/earth level. It has four stories but three floors. This is because the ground floor does not count as a floor. The floor above is 1st floor, second floor, third floor + the ground floor = three floors, yet four stories.

Nov 6, 2018 · They are not quite apartments, though, I think. For example, a mother and father may live on the first floor (A), while one of their sons and his wife and children live on the second (B), and another son and his family live on the third (C), etc. Each of these living spaces has its own bedrooms, kitchen, bathrooms, entrance, etc.

"The first floor underground chooses the zoning control combined with the light tube during the day and close corresponding area lights and it is open the evening. The second floor underground is also lighting for garage." Rainbow Town "These two were the ones who said they wanted to stay on the first floor underground"

Jun 3, 2012 · "Ground Floor" is used to describe the floor on the ground because the first floor is actually the basement. I have seen this practice used at universities. University elevators have a first floor, but the ground floor (usually floor 2) is denoted …

Jan 17, 2017 · There are additional types which may have a second floor area that is constrained by roof pitch or other factors: Cape, Cape Cod. Generally speaking, a Split Level, Raised Ranch (or Split Entry/Split Foyer) is considered one story, as a flat Ranch house built to the same dimensions would have identical areas (only difference is each section's ...

Jul 6, 2008 · Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), a rather more relevant source than google for our purposes, gives 881 citations for 'on the second floor' and 17 for 'at' the second floor'. Last edited: Jan 14, 2011

Jun 24, 2011 · Semantic note: In Britain and Australia, the Ground floor counts as 0. The first floor is above the ground floor. A three storey building has a ground, a first and a second floor. In the US, a three story building has a first, second and third floor. (Correct me if regional changes have been made lately).

Jan 7, 2011 · Hello, Imagine we're on the first floor now. If I want to say that we need to be on the second floor should I say "We need to get to the second floor" or "We need to get on the second floor"? The same with "go": "go to the second floor" or "go on the second floor"? Thanks