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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Why no 'to'
why do we say 'im going to the...' in front of everthing except 'home' eg i'm going to the shop/work/gym and so on but we say i'm going home (no to)
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That's just an idiomatic expression. Home is kind of unique in that respect. Well, the word downtown is similar.
- That's just an idiomatic expression.
- Home is kind of unique in that respect.
- Well, the word downtown is similar.
- You can also say I'm home.
- (no preposition is needed before home)
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That's just an idiomatic expression. Home is kind of unique in that respect. Well, the word downtown is similar.
You can also say
I'm home. (no preposition is needed before home)
You can also say
I'm home. (no preposition is needed before home)
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