Why are flats called that when your on the 15th floor?takes 5 mins to hit soil?
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It's probably derived from a longer word which everyone has forgotten because the shortened version has been used for so long, that or it's a latin word meaning "packed together in a hell hole council flat."
because they are small
Maybe because a flat is all on one level - ie//all on one floor with no stairs, attic, etc. Only a guess.
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