The floor at ground or street level is called the ground floor i e.
The difference between ground and floor.
Not only do they refer to the floor as the ground but they call the ground the floor.
This is my theory.
The phrase ground floor of course refers to the floor of a building closest to the ground.
If i find out anything more i ll put it on the blog so stay tuned.
What is the difference between the ground and the floor.
Ground floor is the nearest floor of the ground.
In america those are defined as level 2 level 3 level 4 and so on.
Can t be that floors are inside as you have the sea floor and the forest floor.
Or built as the pavement is built but is still the ground.
In britain it is called ground floor and in america it is called level 1.
The upper floors of the ground are defined as 1st floor 2nd floor 3rd floor and so on in britain.
At least so far dictionaries maintain the distinction between the two words.
The american convention is that the floor inside a building which is on the ground is called the first floor and the floor above that is called the second floor and so forth.
As nouns the difference between floor and ground is that floor is the bottom or lower part of any room.
The term ground doesn t need to be qualified there is no such thing as a second ground whereas any building can have one or more floors or storeys.
The supporting surface of a room while ground is senseid uncountable the surface of the earth as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
In other places ground floor and first floor are synonymous leading to conflicting numbering of floors depending between different national varities of english.
And the expression getting in on the ground floor means joining a venture at an early advantageous time.
It has no number and the floor above it is called first in many places.