I work in bank

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''I work in bank'' or  in      ''A bank''   or   in ''THE' bank''  Is it the same as ''I go to school'' , ''I go to THE school''

GPY · Accepted Answer

"I work in bank" -- Incorrect.
"I work in a bank" -- Some unspecified bank.
"I work in the bank" -- A specific bank that the listener or reader knows about.

Aynura Abbasova · Answer

there is another grammar in cambridge grammar about school college university, church, hospital that if you are a talking about this places as an idea not as a place you don't use article: I am in hospital.. but if you think of this places as a specified place we use the I am in the hospital. So can't we say here I work in bank based on this grammar ?

GPY · Answer

Aynura Abbasovathere is another grammar in cambridge grammar about school college university, church, hospital that if you are a talking about this places as an idea not as a place you don't use article: I am in hospital.. but if you think of this places as a specified place we use the I am in the hospital. So can't we say here I work in bank based on this grammar ?

This only works for a few specific nouns, such as the ones you mention. It does not work for most nouns. It does not work for "bank".

Anonymous · Answer

Aynura Abbasovathat if you are a talking about this places as an idea not as a place you don't use article: I am in hospital..

In American English, people say the hospital, even when not mentioning one in particular.

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