Steps or Stairs

[beerlady]

I always thought that stairs referred to inside a building whilst steps where outside - any definite ideas or is it a choice?

 

[Amigos4]

I always thought that stairs referred to inside a building whilst steps where outside - any definite ideas or is it a choice?

Hi, beerlady! Welcome to the forum!

steps vs. stairs
Stairs are (or a staircase is) a flight/flights of steps inside a buil­ding from one floor to the next. Outside a building we have to talk about steps.
e.g. There is a majesticflight of steps outside the palace.
e.g. Go through the hall, up the stairs and it's the first door on your right.
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Cheers,
Amigo

 

[banderas]

I always thought that stairs referred to inside a building whilst steps where outside - any definite ideas or is it a choice?

stairs =a set of steps

Steps can be lots of things that are not stairs: ladders or the way you put one foot in front of the other

Stairs is the overall construction of a staircase and steps are what make up the staircase

did my explanation help?