Monday, 25 May 2015

Story, storey, stories and storeys

A storey (Australian English, British English, Canadian English, Indian English, New Zealand English) or story (American English) is any level part of a building that could be used by people (for living, work, storage, recreation, etc.). The plurals are "storeys" and "stories" respectively.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storey

 

Story, a recounting of a sequence of events

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story

 

Story, plural stories also storeys

The space in a building between two adjacent floor levels or between a floor and the roof

From http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/story

 

Story, plural stories

An account of incidents or events

A statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question

From http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/story

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