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editPerhaps the article should make clear that this is not a term in use in United Kingdom? It says that by default, but not absolutely. Peter Shearan 13:04, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
there is a fantastic free image of a stoop located at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g12119 140.247.240.181 23:42, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
NY vs Amsterdam
editHouses in Amsterdam are not super renowned for having stoops and as there are many lower level basements/living units even in the few Amsterdam houses with stoops the idea it is for flooding or street flushing is completely absurd. It is much more common in English cities and styles of building brought to NYC after it was no longer New Amsterdam. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.36.49.17 (talk) 13:56, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
Copyright problem removed
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- Here's the reference that was removed as a result. MER-C 19:37, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
<ref>{{cite news
| last = Kellerman
| first = Regina M.
| coauthors =
| title = More on the Stoop
| work =
| pages =
| publisher = NY Times
| date = 11 February 1982
| url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03EEDC123BF932A25751C0A964948260
| accessdate = 2008-01-21}}
</ref>
I found this Stoop article while trying to understand the phrase "sitting on stoops" in this BBC article. A useful quaint word, I say, different to the usual stairs. Zezen (talk) 06:40, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
spread
editseeing there was great dutch influence in south africa. this word is used there too. in original.spelling stoep. (ie thishardware store listing. https://www.builders.co.za/Paint-%26-Adhesives/Shop-All-Paint/Floor%2C-Stoep-%26-Paving-Paints/Stoep-Paints/c/Stoep%20Paints