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Brijendra Pal, Blogger, Gaming Enthusiast & Movie lover
Answered March 22, 2020
Originally Answered: Why is it called a building when it's already built?
Because it gains strength even after years of finished construction.
I have seen many peoples asking this question and getting answers that are themselves more confusing than the question itself.
As a Civil Engineering student I will give you a good reason.
As we know that a building is made up of concrete and like most of the things we think that once concrete is mixed and dried it becomes settled and dosen't undergo any change. That's where we assume wrong.
Cement undergoes changes from first day till very last day of its demolition, only rate changes from fast to very very slow.
Let me give you
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Dave Larsen, IBEW RSE Electrician, songwriter, nerd
Updated October 2, 2018 · Author has 1.5K answers and 4.4M answer views
Originally Answered: Why a built structure is called as " Building ", when it is already been built up?
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English is an odd language because it has been influenced by several past invaders.
Its own Anglo-Saxon core has gathered words from Greco-Roman, French, Scandinavian, German, Spanish, Indian, Persian, Hebrew, Arabic and other sources. Obvioulsy not all were invaders on English soil, but England's history of naval supremacy, colonization and trade practices have all helped shape the composite language I grew up on. Along the way I have learned not to question its idiosyncracies.

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Pranay Gosavi, B.E.civil engineer from MGM's Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College. (2019)
Answered April 18, 2020
Originally Answered: Why is it called a building when it's already built?
ITS MOSTLY ABOUT THE GAME OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE….AND VERY LITTLE ABOUT CIVIL ENGINEERING…
From English language point of view -
when we hear building it isn't like the construction is still going on or all that…it's all about the English language….
It is called as building because 'ing' in English language is added to certain Verbs To make them Nouns
The verb ‘built' is suffixed with ‘ing' to make it Noun i.e. building
So there rise the question - As the building is Noun and when it is being build is it Verb??
So the answer is yes….the act is of building it when the actual work is in progress
Building
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Dhaval Rathod, Author
Answered March 14, 2019 · Author has 76 answers and 77.5K answer views
Originally Answered: Why is a building a building called a building when it is already built?
In the English language, the ‘-ing’ form is either a present participle or a gerund.
The masons are building the office.
In this sentence, the verb ‘building’ is used to describe an ongoing action. Therefore, it’s a present participle.
There is a process of making a noun from a verb by adding ‘-ing’. This resulted noun form of a verb is called gerund.
Reading is my hobby.
Here, ‘reading’ is gerund. And reading is my hobby even if I am not reading at the moment.
Swimming is the best exercise.
‘Swimming’ would still be termed the best exercise even if I am not doing it right now.
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