height or altitude?

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height or altitude?

Delphine 05

height or altitude?

Hi everybody!

Once again I need your help!!!

What would you say? Which one is correct?

"We went to the top floor of the Sears Tower. It was a quite impressing view but I was afraid of the height! "

or "... but I was afraid of the altitude. "

Thanks a lot for your help!

Have a nice day :)

Delphine

28 Apr 2010

banska bystrica

Hello,

I would say the first sentence (with height), it sounds naturally to me... "altitude" is quite specific (like "above sea level") and I would not say that in this situation. . .

Zuzana

28 Apr 2010

jocado

The correct answer is I was afraid of the height.

Altitude is a distance measurement usually from sea level so you can be at a low or high altitute - it needs to be qualified.

28 Apr 2010

yanogator

It was quite an impressive view, but I was afraid of the height.

It was a very impressive view, but I was afraid of the height.

(not "impressing")

Bruce

28 Apr 2010

banska bystrica

Oh, Bruce, I totally overlooked that mistake! Smile

Smile

thanks!

28 Apr 2010

Delphine 05

Hi! again

Thanks everybody for your help !!

Thanks also yanogator for "impressive" ...
You �ve pointed out a big mistake.

"impressing" doesn �t mean anything

Have a nice day

Delph

28 Apr 2010

yanogator

Zuzana,

My sister says that I don �t actually like teaching; I just like correcting people. Maybe she �s right, but I do love teaching.

Bruce

28 Apr 2010

LOL yanogator ! Tell your sister that, the way you correct us all, you DO like teaching and you are doing one hell of a job !!

29 Apr 2010

LOL at Bruce

She may have something there Bruce (I �m afraid it could be part of my motivation too--"Thanks for the correction �Mr Smarty Pants �"

)

Douglas

29 Apr 2010

yanogator

aliciapc, you �ll notice that you included both aspects in your statement, so my sister can �t be all wrong. Wink

Wink

Bruce

29 Apr 2010