Right now I'm at a wedding function

Jackson6612Are the following sentences correct?Right now I'm at a wedding function. I will try to remit you the money through an ATM on my way back to the home.

"Home" is enough here; what you have makes it sound like you might be returning to "an old-folks home".

Thanks a lot, Philip.

Did you use "an old folks' home" in this sense? Yes, you are right there is no need for definite article to make "home" specific because "home" in itself is a very specific place. Right?

old folks' home [countable] informal
MH a place where old people live and are looked after when they are unable to look after themselves [= old people's home, nursing h

Hi guys,
Are the following sentences correct?

Right now I'm at a wedding function. I will try to remit you the money through an ATM on my way back to the home.

I'd say

Right now I'm at a wedding. I'll try to send you the money through an ATM on my way home.

(I didn't know

Clive(I didn't know you could send people money through an ATM)

Neither did I, but then, what do I know?

The person could be at a wedding, or at a "wedding function" -- rehersal, rehersal dinner, bachelor party, etc. If it's the actual ceremony or the reception after the ceremony, just say "wedding."

Thank you, everyone.

Yes, you can transfer the money to someone else's account online through an ATM. The receiver could use his debit card to take out the money.

khoffThe person could be at a wedding, or at a "wedding function" -- rehersal, rehersal dinner, bachelor party, etc. If it's the actual ceremony or the reception after the ceremony, just say "wedding."

Hi Khofff

Is a 'bachelor party' a part of a wedding function? I was just wondering about the reason to mention it there. Please let me know. Thanks.

If you are at the wedding itself, then don't say "at a wedding function." Just say "at a wedding."

If you are at an event associated with a wedding, such as the rehearsal dinner, bridesmaids brunch, bachelor party, etc. -- parties or events that exist because of the wedding, but are not the wedding itself -- you could say "a wedding function."

Grammar GeekIf you are at the wedding itself, then don't say "at a wedding function." Just say "at a wedding."If you are at an event associated with a wedding, such as the rehearsal dinner, bridesmaids brunch, bachelor party, etc. -- parties or events that exist because of the we

In the US, a bride has bridesmaids. They are friends and family members.
The groom has groomsmen, sometimes called ushers, who are his friends and family members.