The confusion over the doors didn't help the investigation?

[Air Con]

Posters don't want to admit that there are errors in the translation and then posts this...


According to her father, Madeleine had gone out twice through the south door  on that day. In the morning to go to the creche and after lunch to go to the pool.
It might explain why Numi, who went inside of the flat, spent some time by the south door.


Are we really to believe that Gerry referred to the "south" door...this PROVES  there  are errors in the translations...particularly re the dooors

Here's a thought.

The definitive use of north and south doors in the paperwork is to define which door is which.

Such as:

GM: I entered through the front door.

PJ: The door on the south facing side of the building?

Not everyone refers to the entrance doors to their house as front and back. I don't.
By specifically referring to doors as north and south they are clarifying exactly which door is being spoken about.

[Mr Gray]

Here's a thought.

The definitive use of north and south doors in the paperwork is to define which door is which.

Such as:

GM: I entered through the front door.

PJ: The door on the south facing side of the building?

Not everyone refers to the entrance doors to their house as front and back. I don't.
By specifically referring to doors as north and south they are clarifying exactly which door is being spoken about.

spin as much as you want ...Gerry never referred to the doors as north and south as anne has done ,,,translator errors

[AnneGuedes]

Here's a thought.

The definitive use of north and south doors in the paperwork is to define which door is which.

Such as:

GM: I entered through the front door.

PJ: The door on the south facing side of the building?

Not everyone refers to the entrance doors to their house as front and back. I don't.
By specifically referring to doors as north and south they are clarifying exactly which door is being spoken about.

Yes, especially if one of them isn't even... a door.

[Air Con]

spin as much as you want ...Gerry never referred to the doors as north and south as anne has done ,,,translator errors

Read my post again.

Where did I say that GM refers to the doors as being north and south?

I merely said that it may have been done to clarify which door he was talking about as not all people refer to the entrances to their houses as being the front and back door. I don't.

[VIXTE]

In the UK the main doors into a house or flat are usually called front doors.

[Silkywhiskers]

They could call them anything, as long as they clarify which is which.

In this case, the PJ refer to the Front door as the street side door and the back door as the sliding, resort side door.

Quite simple.  Even Gerry and Kate agree with the terminology.

There is no problem or confusion unless you wish to change the terminology to suit yourself.

[Air Con]

In the UK the main doors into a house or flat are usually called front doors.

And there's the quandary.

A lot of housing developments are designed to look nice from the road they front and will have only a small access path across them.

The main access to the houses will be at the back where there will be communal parking and garages etc. These access doors will be the main ones.

So, which is the front door? The one that looks like it's on the front of the house or the one, which you say is more commonly used, is at the back where you park the car.

That could easily be the reason for the clarification of front/back to north/south.

[VIXTE]

And there's the quandary.

A lot of housing developments are designed to look nice from the road they front and will have only a small access path across them.

The main access to the houses will be at the back where there will be communal parking and garages etc. These access doors will be the main ones.

So, which is the front door? The one that looks like it's on the front of the house or the one, which you say is more commonly used, is at the back where you park the car.

That could easily be the reason for the clarification of front/back to north/south.

The front door and the front garden are positioned at the main entrance at a house.

[Redblossom]

For crying out loud.....it is quite clear which door Gerry was referring to when he said he entered using his key because it was locked....the front door/north door/brown wooden door/the door with the big round handle...it so obviously was NOT the patio door which HAS NO KEY to enter with!
No translation errors whatsoever!

[Air Con]

The front door and the front garden are positioned at the main entrance at a house.

But you clearly stated that the front door is the one that is used as the primary access. Which is not my belief.

Obviously your experience at owning your own architectural design practice usurps mine so I'll have to bow to your greater experience.

[Redblossom]

But you clearly stated that the front door is the one that is used as the primary access. Which is not my belief.

Obviously your experience at owning your own architectural design practice usurps mine so I'll have to bow to your greater experience.

 

[AnneGuedes]

For crying out loud.....it is quite clear which door Gerry was referring to when he said he entered using his key because it was locked....the front door/north door/brown wooden door/the door with the big round handle...it so obviously was NOT the patio door which HAS NO KEY to enter with!
No translation errors whatsoever!

ROFL

[VIXTE]

But you clearly stated that the front door is the one that is used as the primary access. Which is not my belief.

Obviously your experience at owning your own architectural design practice usurps mine so I'll have to bow to your greater experience.

 In the UK it is only front door and the garden door, garden door being on the back of the house with the back garden.. so in the case of 5A the front door is the one with the key and the back door is the one with sliding doors.. ie. patio doors.

I am sorry OP, I apologise if I was too harsh!

[pegasus]

Block 5 has all main access doors on the north side and all lounges on the south side.
This is optimal design given the sun direction and the slope.
Traditionally in the UK, lounge and main access door are at same end, so some UK peeps cant get head around them being at opposite ends ;)

[Sherlock Holmes]

For crying out loud.....it is quite clear which door Gerry was referring to when he said he entered using his key because it was locked....the front door/north door/brown wooden door/the door with the big round handle...it so obviously was NOT the patio door which HAS NO KEY to enter with!
No translation errors whatsoever!

Wonderful, Red!