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there are more than one question marks in the pic, refering to different floors, so I have a feeling that he/she is asking about the famuos question of UK vs US style
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in UK style, it would be G/F , 1/F, 2/F, 3/F etc in US style, it would be 1/F, 2/F, 3/F, 4/F etc
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@DavidCrosbie Thanks so much yet again :)
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@DavidCrosbie Thanks so much again Can I ask one more question? The last line of the poem is “Sloe duely walk to their Creator’s praise” Sloe literally means blackthorn or its fruit. This is definitely not applicable in the context of the whole p…
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@DavidCrosbie Yes, it is quite old-fashioned. I counter this when i read an article written in 1909. I get what it means now. Thanks so much :)
