I have been brought up to believe that "In THE Hospital" was correct. However now I keep hearing "In Hospital."
Are they changing the language on me again ?
2007-12-13 19:11:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
It's 'in the hospital'. Grammar's here to stay. It's just that some people these days don't seem to realize there's such a thing as good grammar. I've never heard that, though. It's kind of like when people say "I **** my pants". It obviously should be "I **** IN my pants"
2007-12-13 19:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jenn 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In THE Hospital
2007-12-13 19:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 22:34:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In THE hospital. The refers to a generic thing. A hospital is just a generic term for large medical facility. In Hospital implies that you are in a place that is actually named Hospital.
2007-12-13 19:16:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the hospital....I have never hear in hospital before.
2007-12-13 19:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by shadoyaj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"In the hospital" is correct. It's probably because people say it too fast and miss the "the".
2007-12-13 19:14:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Hospital is English. In Hospital is abby normal!!
2007-12-13 19:26:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I hear "in the hospital" all the time...
2007-12-13 19:14:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"In hospital" refers to hospitals in a general sense [non-quantifiable].
"In the hospital" would imply a specific one.
Compare:
"He died in hospital"
"He died in the hospital"
The first one means "he died in a hospital". Over the years [in this country, anyway], it simply became shortened to "in hospital". If you said "he died in the hospital", the implication would be you were referring a specific one in context.
2007-12-13 19:16:37 · answer #9 · answered by Maz T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Different dialects have different phrases. I think "in hospital" is pretty common in British English.
2007-12-13 19:14:31 · answer #10 · answered by drshorty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋