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0 pointsjfk133y ago0 comments

It can be either "in hospital" or "in the hospital"; this tends to be a regional difference. UK English prefers without "the", while US English is likely to include it.

"in pub", on the other hand, would never be right.

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wl3y ago

"Likely" is not a strong enough word here. In US English, "in hospital" without the "the" is a grating error.

jfk13OP3y ago

You're probably right, but I wasn't sure if there might be some regional variation even within the US.

In contrast, if you asked where my son is and I replied that "he's in school", I think that'd be fine, wouldn't it? Or "in prison"? (Well, that would be less fine, but not for grammatical reasons...)

Jcampuzano23y ago

Yeah both of those responses would be correct and how I would answer as a native speaker. Though depending on the context I would likely say "at school" vs "in school" as my default response.

US native English speaker, so this may depend somewhat on what variety of English is being used.

ryanf3y ago

Yes, in US English you'd say "in school", "in prison", but "in the hospital", for whatever reason. But you'd say "in hospice".

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