Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside? duuh you guys are nerds...
2006-08-06 07:03:00 · 8 answers · asked by kaitlyn d 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
Stop being weird! oh and nice pic of you, HOT!
2006-08-06 07:08:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 0⤋
Your g to these words is incorrect.
stair n.
1.A series or flight of steps; a staircase. Often used in the plural.
2.One of a flight of steps.
stairs
n : a way of access consisting of a set of steps [syn: stairway, staircase, steps]
The word step takes on additional meanings.
step n.
1.
a.The single complete movement of raising one foot and putting it down in another spot, as in walking.
b.A manner of walking; a particular gait.
c.A fixed rhythm or pace, as in marching: keep step.
d.The sound of a footstep.
e.A footprint: steps in the mud.
2.
a.The distance traversed by moving one foot ahead of the other.
b.A very short distance: just a step away.
c.steps Course; path: turned her steps toward home.
3.One of a series of rhythmical, patterned movements of the feet used in a dance: diagrammed the basic steps to the mambo.
4.
a.A rest for the foot in ascending or descending.
b.steps Stairs.
c.Something, such as a ledge or an offset, that resembles a step of a stairway.
5.
a.One of a series of actions, processes, or measures taken to achieve a goal.
b.A stage in a process: followed every step in the instructions.
6.A degree in progress or a grade or rank in a scale: a step up in the corporate hierarchy.
7.Music.
a.The interval that separates two successive tones of a scale.
b.A degree of a scale.
8.Nautical. The block in which the heel of a mast is fixed.
2006-08-06 14:11:33 · answer #2 · answered by Randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That came about in Colonial times.
Outside "Steps" were not taxed.
In order to distinguish taxable "Stairs" in side homes.
2006-08-06 14:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you also forgot if you are Italian thay consider outside steps to be sitting on the front stoop....lol
2006-08-06 14:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by Pizzaguy913 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, I didn't know that difference. Thanks. So - steps - outside - stairs - inside... Mmm. Interesting.
2006-08-06 14:08:08 · answer #5 · answered by cityexplorer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they can charege diferent prices lol........ thing that go out side cost less
2006-08-06 14:08:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thought they were the same.....
2006-08-07 20:28:23 · answer #7 · answered by emmadropit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno! Good question you have got me thinking? hmmmm. . . . . .
2006-08-06 14:09:17 · answer #8 · answered by Phoenix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋