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On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 01:56:31PM -0800, Darrell Fuhriman wrote:
> > P.S. I was told some very old buildings do it like programmers, with th=
e =20
> > floor after the ground floor being the first.
>=20
> That's generally the European way, even today.
Yes, and if you know the language, it certainly makes sense in .nl to do
it that way. The Dutch word we use "verdieping" (alternatively, we use a
word borrowed from French "etage") *means* "levels above ground floor".
> But they don't call "0th floor", they call it "Ground Floor".
Indeed. Although there are many elevators that use the digit 0 on the
button. Or (in .nl) "B" or "BG" ("Ground floor" translated to Dutch means
"Begane grond"). And on old elevators, the button whose text is worn away
brings you to ground floor.
Abigail
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