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#2 (permalink) Mon Jul 03, 2006 13:54 pm Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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. A portion of a full stairway between floors or between landings-- that is, a straight series of steps without a break-- is called a flight. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Sat Dec 16, 2006 21:10 pm Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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Sorry, it is given below!
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#5 (permalink) Sun Dec 17, 2006 0:26 am Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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Hi Tom
Your first link doesn't work. Here are the first two sentences from your second link:
The flight of birds has been the object of man's study since prehistoric times, and the subject of emulation, admiration, and envy. Here I present some images of the flight of some of the birds in my neighborhood in Northern California and a few elsewhere.
Now here's my question for you:
Your link refers to "the flight of birds". How is that different from "a flight of birds"?
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#6 (permalink) Sun Dec 20, 2009 22:08 pm Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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Hi teachers
Is it common to use 'flight' for a group of airplanes? as in:
He saw an aircraft carrier ruffling the ocean, carrying a flight of planes on the deck.
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#7 (permalink) Sun Dec 20, 2009 23:39 pm Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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It's a military term- a unit of aircraft. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#8 (permalink) Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:40 am Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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so is it false if we say "a flight of plane"? |
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#9 (permalink) Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:14 am Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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Yes, because 'plane' is singular. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#10 (permalink) Sun Nov 07, 2010 19:04 pm Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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Hello, everybody! Let's consider "flight of a plane" as a process of moving in the air. It can be seen too, isn't it? If we look up, of course. |
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#11 (permalink) Sun Nov 07, 2010 23:14 pm Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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'A flight of plane' and 'Flight of a plane' are different things, Maxmax. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#12 (permalink) Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:22 am Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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Oh, thank you for explanation! I just forgot about "a". By the way, how it sounds for a native speaker when somebody skips this article? Does it always lead to misunderstanding, or it's not so inevitable? I'm strongly concerned about it, because I'm going to take a training course in India (New Dehli) soon. |
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#13 (permalink) Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:46 am Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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Hi Maxmax,
You raise an interesting point. I have noticed in the UK that some speakers (and they have been educated speakers) are dropping the indefinite article when the countable noun is qualified. You hear expressions like: That was great experience They have found considerable supply of drugs and so on.
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#14 (permalink) Tue Nov 16, 2010 16:25 pm Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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Thank you for reply, Alan, you've really reassured me. |
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#15 (permalink) Mon Feb 21, 2011 14:09 pm Meaning of "a flight of stairs" |
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DEAR ALAN
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE MEANNING OF "A FLIGHT OF STAIR"
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,SIR MISS KIM |
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