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Rex Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Go to the movies and go to church
Le matin, je vais à l'église.
1.In the morning, I go to church.
L'apres-midi, je vais à la plague.
2.In the afternoon, I go to the beach.
Le soir, je vais au cinéma.
3. In the evening, I go to the movies.
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It is my understanding that we don't say 'go to the church' because it is a traditional or ritual habit. If the person goes to church every morning to pray or any other religious activity, we won't say every morning he/she goes to the church.
Now in the second and third sentences you find the article 'the'.
Even if the person goes to movies or beaches as a habit, we still use the article 'the'.
I find this awkward. Your thoughts are welcome.
[French behaves differently. You can't drop the article. L'église, la plague and au cinema is a must.]
à + le = au
à + les = aux
à + la = There is no contraction.
à + l' = There is no contraction.
1.In the morning, I go to church.
L'apres-midi, je vais à la plague.
2.In the afternoon, I go to the beach.
Le soir, je vais au cinéma.
3. In the evening, I go to the movies.
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It is my understanding that we don't say 'go to the church' because it is a traditional or ritual habit. If the person goes to church every morning to pray or any other religious activity, we won't say every morning he/she goes to the church.
Now in the second and third sentences you find the article 'the'.
Even if the person goes to movies or beaches as a habit, we still use the article 'the'.
I find this awkward. Your thoughts are welcome.
[French behaves differently. You can't drop the article. L'église, la plague and au cinema is a must.]
à + le = au
à + les = aux
à + la = There is no contraction.
à + l' = There is no contraction.
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Hi Rex This has been discussed before. If you go to a divine service, no article is used: He goes to church regularly. But: I met him at the church.
- Hi Rex This has been discussed before.
- If you go to a divine service, no article is used: He goes to church regularly.
- But: I met him at the church.
- ) In more or less the same way: He still goes to school.
- (student) I'll meet my son's teacher at the school today.
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Hi Rex
This has been discussed before. If you go to a divine service, no article is used:
He goes to church regularly.
But: I met him at the church. (You think of the building rather than a service.)
In more or less the same way:
He still goes to school. (student)
I'll meet my son's teacher at the school today.
He
This has been discussed before. If you go to a divine service, no article is used:
He goes to church regularly.
But: I met him at the church. (You think of the building rather than a service.)
In more or less the same way:
He still goes to school. (student)
I'll meet my son's teacher at the school today.
He
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Thanks Cool Breeze
I hope today you are enjoying Mid Summer in Finland .
I know we say he is in prison, he is in hospital, etc.
In the case you go to movies everyday like you go to church, you don't drop the article.
He goes to church. [ Well he goes there everyday to pray.]
He goes to the movies. [ Though he goes to movies everyday the way he goes to chur
I hope today you are enjoying Mid Summer in Finland .
I know we say he is in prison, he is in hospital, etc.
In the case you go to movies everyday like you go to church, you don't drop the article.
He goes to church. [ Well he goes there everyday to pray.]
He goes to the movies. [ Though he goes to movies everyday the way he goes to chur
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RexThanks Cool BreezeRex, you'll just have to live with the peculiarities of English!
I hope today you are enjoying Mid Summer in Finland .
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