Ladder or Stepladder?

[Loony BoB]

Boobs: Good to know I wasn't the only one. Also, yes.

I work in construction, and if you called that a step ladder on site you would get laughed at. Step ladders are small, ladders are tall, whether they lean against a wall or stand up as an A-frame. Also, proper A-frame ladders can be opened out straight and leaned up against a wall for extra height.

Yeah, absolutely, you would get laughed at over it! It doesn't make it any more or less correct, though. If I was standing next to someone and wanted someone to get that for me, I would say "Can you bring that ladder over here?", but if asked "Is this a ladder... or a stepladder?" then I would still reply "Technically? Both."