Is a step the same as a pace?
Quote:I'd say what you've got there is a distinction without a difference.
Okay, Set, according to you a step and a pace are the same. But that doesn't answer the first question of a step/pace being movement of one foot or both.
ehBeth - Think of the military order: "Take one pace forward". This implies "pace" as a measurement of distance, not speed. And when you bring in "stride" that quote you give seems to add "stride' to "step" and "pace" as a synonynm.
The verb "to stride" implies long steps taken quickly and energetically, while the verb "to step" implies shorter movements; "to pace" seems to imply something between "stride" and "step", but as with the various nouns, none is clear about total foot movement. ehBeth's citation is the lcearest, though I'm still a little confused.