heard this from a commercial on virgin radio, and i couldn't figure out what's the answer..
2006-12-15 01:26:44 · 13 answers · asked by lea 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
general and collective
Stairs can refer to the flight of stairs as well as to the stairs themselves (collective)
Steps can be lots of things that are not stairs: ladders, a one-up step at an entrance way, the kerb, the way you put one foot in front of the other (general)
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2006-12-15 01:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Steps Or Stairs
2016-12-15 14:39:28 · answer #2 · answered by svatos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a great question!
Well stairs is alot of steps. So i would call 7 or less steps, steps but 7 or more steps, stairs. Does that makes sence?
It's like that question, how many is a few?
2006-12-15 02:26:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What is the difference between stairs and steps? Does stairs have more or steps? hhhmmm....?
stairs and steps are the same thing but how you say it, steps or stairs , can help someone see if your from the south, west, or east
what is the difference between stairs and steps?
Stairs are a set of steps . A normal set of interior stairs consists of 13 steps . Eash step is made up of a tread and a riser.
What is the difference between stairs and steps?
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2006-12-15 01:33:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Steps are the individual pieces. Stairs are a grouping of steps. A number of people mis-use steps.
2016-03-17 07:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by Martha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see as the difference in flights - steps a few and stairs several!@
2006-12-15 01:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by nswblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.Stairs' consists of 'steps'
All the steps together constitute stairs or staircase.
2006-12-15 01:42:43 · answer #7 · answered by Prabhakar G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that staris are on the inside of a building and steps are on the outside. Or it might be steps to do something like step one: blah blah blah blah. step two: etc. Or it might be steps are the past tense or stairs or the opposite way sorry if the answer was confusing.
2006-12-15 01:34:04 · answer #8 · answered by Danielle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stairs are referring to a lot, like 25, and steps are reffering to 3-5
2006-12-15 13:09:25 · answer #9 · answered by bex d. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stairs is the collective name for a flight of steps, while steps could be any number of like doorsteps,placing one foot in front of the other, the routine in a dance, etc.
2006-12-15 01:56:40 · answer #10 · answered by mikiesootiecats 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋