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You don't start counting at 0, so going with Americans on this.
Ground is not a floor - i think this is related to age if the languages. In Norway we refer to story and avoid confusion altogether. If its on the 2nd story you press two on the elevator, or walk because you’re not made of cheeseburgers or fish’n’crisps.
Is it a space you occupy? Yes, it is. That makes it a floor that exists that you occupy. It does not need to be elevated to be a floor.
Ever drop your food on the floor? Do you need to be elevated to drop your food on the floor?
Back in the days the ground floor was dirt.
And it was still a floor
Oh you said floor. That makes it a floor that exists. You start counting at 1, not at 0.
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Ok...
floor /flôr/ noun
Well that's respectful. Not.
Should I reply in Klingon?
Ground floor is 0.
It is depicted like that in the elevators. First floor above is 1, first floor below is -1.
Doesn't American go from -1 directly to 1? Skipping 0 entirely?
There's not usually a 0 (at least in Canada). Ground floor is 1 or G. The floor above that is 2. Basement is B, or if there's multiple basements, B1 then B2, B3, etc.
And you don't start counting at 0, so anything being counted as 0 makes no sense. 0 literally means 0, does not exist.
Basements are usually B1, B2, B3, etc.