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Sentence #3930865

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 patgfisher patgfisher March 4, 2015 March 4, 2015 at 9:16:53 PM UTC link Permalink

personally, I'd say "from the hospital"
(but I'm not sure how Americans would say this).

Delian Delian March 5, 2015 March 5, 2015 at 2:15:55 AM UTC link Permalink

Americans say "from the hospital," too.

In Britain I believe it's just "from hospital."

<Delian high-fives Pat across the waves>

patgfisher patgfisher March 5, 2015 March 5, 2015 at 5:24:49 AM UTC link Permalink

>In Britain I believe it's just "from hospital."

I'd say "from the hospital" in this sentence but would say:

Dan had to go to hospital after his accident
In this one "go to hospital" would imply to me that he was admitted.

We could say "go to the hospital" but, to me, that would just mean he went to the building and wasn't necessarily admitted to hospital. Eg: "I'm just going down to the hospital to visit Tom."

These are shades of meaning, and, interestingly the shades can be different according to the brand of English you speak.

 Amastan Amastan March 5, 2015 March 5, 2015 at 8:33:39 AM UTC link Permalink

Thank you, guys, for your interesting information. Talking about these kind of things with native speakers is fun.

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Dan received a call from hospital.

added by Amastan, March 4, 2015
Dan received a call from the hospital.

edited by Amastan, March 5, 2015
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