Comment on It must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.

can@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “In hospice?” Which I’ve heard here, too and just refers to the type of care they receive.

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  • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We have that here too. I found what I was referring to:

    In British English, the word hospital can appear as a noncount noun, without the article a or the before it, in certain phrases:

    (British English):He’s in hospital.= (American English):He’s in a hospital or He’s in the hospital.

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• Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We do, yes :)

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  • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Can you think of any similar differences?

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