2007-02-02 04:38:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
They are called Stairs when you have a flight of steps which total 13 or more. anthing outside is called steps.
2007-02-02 04:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why is it when you have a fridge and a cooker in a room in your house, it's called a kitchen, but when you have them in your garden it's called an eyesore? :-)
Seriously, though, that's an excellent question. I suppose for me, stairs are a special type of steps - specifically, a set contained in a stairwell inside a building. So the more precise term carries more information, like the difference between "vehicle" and "car".
2007-02-04 01:36:15 · answer #2 · answered by gvih2g2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's to do with ergonomics apparently.
2007-02-02 04:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Minky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they have a different structure
2007-02-02 04:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by sheansman 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋