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on floor vs on a floor

Both "on floor" and "on a floor" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "On floor" is used when referring to a specific floor, like a dance floor or a shop floor. "On a floor" is used when talking about being on any floor in a building.

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on floor

This phrase is correct when referring to a specific floor, like a dance floor or a shop floor.

Use "on floor" when you are talking about being on a specific floor, such as a dance floor or a shop floor.

Examples:

The party is on floor three of the building.
She danced all night on floor.
The merchandise is displayed on floor two.
The event is taking place on floor five.
The gym is on floor six.

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Ladies and gentlemen, Payson Keeler on floor.
It's in their manual, right after "Love your grill, leave socks on floor."
We've got 100 people stranded on Floor Zero.
It was your code that accessed the medication case on floor five.
Everyone on floor four is fired.
I am proceeding along corridor 5673 towards section 301 on floor 34 north side.
Sit on floor and put together chair we will.
Clearing out a bogey on floor five.
Everyone on floor 4 is fired.
It all started when I went to fix a printer on floor seven.
Progress was made in planning the new conference rooms on floor 3.
Unbelievable, some brainiac disabled his firewall which means that all the computers on floor 7 are teeming with viruses.
hold on him or fell on floor.
Why so quick to pick up trash on floor?
So, I have made up my room in to a guest room with a futon on floor, and someone can share the sofa bed with me.
Otis, Vargas, Casey, and Herrmann are clear on floor four and headed down.
I got an eyewitness that said there was explosion on floor Seven Eight, Seven Eight
A monster's fight to survive... [bullet clatters on floor] and live to kill again.
My real fear is that we are going to end up with a highly capitalised banking system, while the real economy is on floor.
We can imagine two possible systems: one based on the type of service, in other words self-service or traditional, and one based on floor area.

Alternatives:

on the floor
on a floor
on the dance floor
on the shop floor

on a floor

This phrase is correct when talking about being on any floor in a building.

Use "on a floor" when you are referring to being on any floor in a building, without specifying a particular floor.

Examples:

The cat is sleeping on a floor.
There are many offices on a floor.
The children are playing on a floor.
The restaurant is located on a floor of the mall.
The apartment is on a floor with a great view.

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I just don't understand the appeal of trying to balance on a floor made of ice with two knives strapped to my shoes, waiting to fall down, which you know will happen.
It goes on a floor, and...
- I'm not laying on a floor.
You left her to die alone, bleeding on a floor.
I worked on a floor called analysis.
The crime scene at Mercury Labs was on a floor with highly secured vaults, and the witness said he was looking for something.
You decide on a floor yet?
Well, I forgot that you spent three whole weekends sitting on a floor... learning how to breathe.
I worked on a floor called "analysis."
Bleeding out on a floor somewhere. (sighs)

Alternatives:

on the floor
on floor
on one of the floors
on the building floor

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