difference between "aisle" and "corridor"
I would like to know the difference between "aisle" and "corridor". In the dictionary, they appear like "pasillo" but I guess that there are some differences and I am not sure what they are.
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The first thing I think of when I see the word "aisle" is the passageway between rows of seats. For example, the aisle on an airplane, a movie theater, a church. So, there are rows of seats on each side of an "aisle."
When I think of a "corridor" it's a passageway inside a building leading down to rooms on both sides of the passageway. So, there are rooms on each side of a "corridor."
An aisle is an open passageway inside a room - for example, the space between the rows of seats in a cinema or a church is an aisle.
A corridor is an enclosed passageway between rooms, used to move between them.
I hope this helps 
Aisles are also in supermarkets...the walkway between rows of shelves (we would never call these things corridors).
A corridor is also a hall, but in your own home, you would use "hall" and not corridor. To me corridor has a more formal feel to it and also seems to indicate something larger than the halls found in most homes.
Nila: You ask really clever questions that make native English speakers think!!
To me the word "corridor" speaks of an enclosed hall, tunnel, or passageway. The word "aisle" speaks of a marked or designated path in a larger room. However, something that no one has mentioned is the fact that the word "corridor" can also be used to describe geographical situations like..." The river provided a corridor for ships to bring badly needed supplies to the village." In this case "corridor" can be used to describe a means of geographical entry.
I think the answers are very clear. Thank you.
