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Why do the English say go to hospital instead of go to the hospital?
In English, we use the word ‘the’ (known as the definite article) to indicate something specific, not general. So if we say, ‘He’s going to the hospital,’ it implies that there is only one hospital. However, ‘He’s going to hospital,’ also implies specifically that this person is going there to be admitted as a patient.
Is it correct to say I am in the hospital?
If you are merely indicating your location, as a visitor or for some other reason, then you could say “I am at the hospital.” Elizabeth. Going to the hospital.
Was admitted in the hospital or to the hospital?
Correct answer is- He was admitted to hospital. If someone goes to the hospital, it means that he is at the hospital to see a patient ailing or any other purposes, but not for getting his own treatment.
Why do the British not say the hospital?
It is not necessary to say “go to the hospital” or “go on the holiday”, when talking in a general sense. Use of the word ‘the’, means that the sentence is in a particular sense. A reference to one, particular example. “go to the hospital” will mean going to one, particular hospital.
What does inhospital mean?
(chiefly UK) Under care in a hospital as a patient. prepositional phrase. (US) Occurring in or while in a hospital or hospitals. He could not see her in hospital.
Were admitted or was admitted?
E.g. He told me he had been admitted to hospital. But you could choose between were or have been, depending on the situation. If your friend is fine now, you should use were you admitted to hospital or not?, because it’s something that if it happened, it has already ended. This is the past tense.
Do we say admitted to or admitted at?
‘To be admitted to hospital’ is the correct expression for the point at which a patient enters a hospital for treatment.
Why do Americans say “in hospital” instead of “the”?
Cathy is right. People in the UK say they are “in hospital,” and people in the US say they are “in the hospital.” There doesn’t seem to be any logical reason why we use the word “the” here. It’s rarely added for similar terms.
Is it correct to say I went to hospital?
In Southern English usage (Be aware that ‘British’ English comes in many flavours) I think that “I went to hospital” is used when discussing medical treatment (“I went to hospital to have my gall bladder removed, but they really messed the operation up…”), “I went to the hospital” is used when it is about motion or travel
Do you use the word ‘the’ before ‘hospital’?
Whether to use “the” before “hospital” is a well-established, but mysterious, difference between British and American English. “I have a question for you. When I read a novel that’s written in England, they refer to being ‘in hospital.’ Americans refer to it as being ‘in the hospital.’
Why do we say “in hospital” instead of “ in prison”?
Or that the electricity was out in “ the prison” nearby. To wrap up, “in hospital” versus “in the hospital” are regional difference between UK and US English. There’s no established reason these differences developed — at least none that we can pinpoint for sure.