Talk:floor
Use of the word floor for ground
[edit]It's something I don't like to read or hear, but even the BBC are doing it
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-30846362
("The driver then appears to assault the cyclist, and the camera falls to the floor.")
But then their standards have slipped terribly over recent years.
It does appear to be common in some parts of England. I regard it as incorrect, but then others will say that whatever people say and use is language evolution and is therefore correct. Hmmm...
EdX20 (talk) 20:59, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
- Added, though I disagree it's been standard for as long as I've been alive, which is 31 years. Can't believe you'd think this is nonstandard. Renard Migrant (talk) 21:07, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
Later discussed at Wiktionary:Tea_room/2023/August#floor. - -sche (discuss) 19:04, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
The floor in casinos
[edit]I think casinos and casino goers refer to where games are played as the floor. I may not be entirely correct, but I think this is true. Here is an example of it being used in a casino website https://www.bestuscasinos.org/casino-floor/
- I agree. I’ve just created senses relating to casino floors and restaurant floors to reflect that fact. --Overlordnat1 (talk) 18:35, 25 November 2022 (UTC)