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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
move home/house
Hi,
Although there are a dozen or so dictionaries in the OneLook suite, "to move house" is only mentioned in two of them.
Moreover, this phrase is marked with "UK" in http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/move_2.
My Longman, too, claims that the phrase is common only in BE.
What is the American English for "to move home", then?
mus-te
Although there are a dozen or so dictionaries in the OneLook suite, "to move house" is only mentioned in two of them.
Moreover, this phrase is marked with "UK" in http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/move_2.
My Longman, too, claims that the phrase is common only in BE.
What is the American English for "to move home", then?
mus-te
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Hi, Maybe it is 'to move' simply. com/news/magazine-19670686 To move house - a British way of saying 'to move' But I guess there are other expressions, too.
- Hi, Maybe it is 'to move' simply.
- com/news/magazine-19670686 To move house - a British way of saying 'to move' But I guess there are other expressions, too.
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Hi,
Maybe it is 'to move' simply. This is my source:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19670686
Maybe it is 'to move' simply. This is my source:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19670686
But I guess there are other expressions, too.
- To move house - a British way of saying 'to move'
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Hole One a New Seehttp://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19670686Thanks for the interesting link!
Let's see if native speakers have anything to add
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Yes, in N. America I simply hear 'move'. eg I am moving at the end of this month.
A longer form would be eg I am moving to a new apartment next week.
A longer form would be eg I am moving to a new apartment next week.
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In the UK, we say both "move house" and, providing the context is clear, just "move".
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GPYIn the UK, we say both "move house" and, providing the context is clear, just "move".And there is no difference between "move home" and "move house" for BE speakers?
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AnonymousAnd there is no difference between "move home" and "move house" for BE speakers?The usual slightly different connotations of "home" and "house" apply: "house" is more prosaic, and "home" has more of a personally invested tone. However, "move home" feels rather unfamiliar to me, and I think that, in the UK, "move house" is a lot more common. "move hom
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eg Tom moved home.
This suggests to me that Tom is going back to live with his parents.
A much more common and slightly longer version is Tom moved back home.
This suggests to me that Tom is going back to live with his parents.
A much more common and slightly longer version is Tom moved back home.
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MUSCOVITEWhat is the American English for "to move home", then?to move
We don't add "house" to "move".
I'm tired of living here. I think I'll move.
CJ
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