Triple-decker vs Three-decker

[Fred R]

In this long thread, no one mentioned how the floors (never "storeys") are designated. It's bottom, middle, and top - never 1st, 2nd, 3rd. The landlord usually lived on the middle floor.

 

[whighlander]

AH nairly PISHED maisef LARFIN!!!. DiNNae read tha "Trainspotting" SHITEbuk? Deeyoo NOken? Ah diNNay thoat yA did!!!!

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Well dan fer nut beeen ah nativ Hailendrr

 

[czsz]

Annnd the forum has finally reached reductio ad babyspeak.

 

[bostonbred]

fAIR FOOK sAIK!!! ha YA NO BeaN ta sCOTLAND ya SASSEN AAKK?

 

[JonFrum]

In this long thread, no one mentioned how the floors (never "storeys") are designated. It's bottom, middle, and top - never 1st, 2nd, 3rd. The landlord usually lived on the middle floor.

Where does this 'never' business come from? I assume you've polled a few million people to determine that absolute rule.

 

[statler]

Did you somehow miss all the words he wrote before 'never'?

Namely these ones:

In this long thread,

 

[TMcLaughlin]

In this long thread, no one mentioned how the floors (never "storeys") are designated. It's bottom, middle, and top - never 1st, 2nd, 3rd. The landlord usually lived on the middle floor.

I disagree. I lived on the first floor. My landlord, however, did live on the second.