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Sebayanpendam Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

home/house

Hello,

Do these sentences bring any different meaning with 'house' or 'home'?

1. We are at home

2. We are in the house

Can we write 'We are in the home now'?

Thanks
  

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Hello Seb, #2 refers to any building; but #1, only to the building which you call home. g. an old people's home , which is a communal dwelling for old people).

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Seb, #2 refers to any building; but #1, only to the building which you call home.
  • g.
  • an old people's home , which is a communal dwelling for old people).
  • Best wishes, MrP
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Hello Seb,

#2 refers to any building; but #1, only to the building which you call home.

You would not say "We are at house"; nor "we are in the home now" (except in the context of e.g. an old people's home, which is a communal dwelling for old people).

Best wishes,

MrP
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Hi Mr P

If there are a lot of problems at home, eg, constant quarrelling, and I don't feel happy at home, I believe I could say, "My house is not my home." Am I correct?

Many thanks.
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Hello YL,

Yes, you could indeed say that; or "my house is no longer my home".

All the best,

MrP
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Many thanks, Mr P, for your reply.

With warmest wishes,

Yoong Liat
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sebayanpendamDo these sentences bring any different meaning with 'house' or 'home'?
Yes.
We are in the house applies no matter which house we are in. We could be in a house halfway across the world from our home, but we are still "in the house".

We are at home means we are at the place where we live. It may be a house or an apartm
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