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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Why can we say "go to school"?

I am trying to work out why we can say "go to school" and not "go to the school." The same as "go home" and not "go to the home". If we were going to the zoo or shop or bank we would use "the". I can not figure it out and putting those keywords into a search engine gets lots of other unwanted info.

Can anyone please help me with this?
  

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This question has come up before. Check out the threads that start with these posts:

, I came home
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'To go to school' is treated as an expression, with an implicit meaning that you go there to study (as a student) or to work (as a lecturer). But 'to go to the school' is to be treated more literally, i.e. you may go there to meet a friend, to do some photocopies or to have a stroll! Get a copy of a good grammar book and you will see more detailed explanation. I would recommend Swan's Practical E
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