Subj : hey all if any one ha
To   : Holger Granholm
From : Roy Witt
Date : Thu Sep 11 2014 11:52 am

Greetings Holger!

 HG> In a message dated 09-09-14, Roy Witt said to Tom Walker:

 HG> Hi Roy,

 RW>> Your post in reply to his tagline question does nothing to explain
 RW>> 'why' stairs and steps are called what they are. Perhaps a breath of
 RW>> fresh air, taken just a few steps up the flight of stairs to the
 RW>> highest balcony over looking the huge valley of explanations will
 RW>> give you a clue.

 HG> That comment was totally unnecessary.

So was Tom's reply to the question;

 EV>> ... Why are they called stairs inside, but steps outside?

 TW> Answer to your Tag Line

 TW> Steps are simple constructions to climb up and down, usually for
 TW> entering something on a platform and less in number.

 TW> Stairs are usually used to connect different floors in a building
 TW> and are more in number.

Please provide an explanation of what was relevant to the question or
Amateur Radio. It was a comment that was way off topic here. Do so per the
HAM echo rule - Section 3, paragraph 2 ... which refers you to Section 9.

 HG> Somebody that is not so fluent in english may even learn something
 HG> from Tom's explanation. Think of that OM.

Frankly, if one is interested in English education as a subject, the place
to learn it is in ENGLISH_TUTOR, where such text can be copied to and
discussed in a medium whose structure is English education.


    Have a day!

         R\%/itt - K5RXT


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