Why do British people not put “the” in front of hospital?
“It’s called the zero article, and is used for institutions. The sentence describes a state of being rather than the physical location. A patient is both in the hospital and in hospital, but their doctor is only in the hospital.
This is the same as how a teacher and a student are both in the school (located in the school building), but only the student is in school (being schooled)."
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Rube 8 month s ago
#13 poultry
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Beedy 7 month s ago
Rube, awww you'e not going to ruin a perfectly Izi kind of post with facts, are you?
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Armida 8 month s ago
These are really cool questions/answers. More, please!
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Bab 8 month s ago
Armida,
Many of the answers are just made up and are really not correct: #2, #4, #6, #11.
Many of the answers are just made up and are really not correct: #2, #4, #6, #11.
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Onnie 8 month s ago
#10 I think OP means 'inanimate' object.
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Seymour 8 month s ago
#2 - I have stayed at several hotels that have supplied toothpaste.
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Bab 8 month s ago
#4 Not true. It is defined as a weight of 75kg, lifted 1 meter, in 1 second.
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Drew 8 month s ago
#3 We laugh because a chemical is released by the brain in response to unusual or unexpected events just like all our other emotions. It's a well known, measured, and proven scientific fact. But WHAT makes us laugh can be unique to each individual. Most mammals and many other animals have the capacity to laugh.
Many of the answers are just made up and are really not correct: #2, #4, #6, #11.