ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agoIt must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.message-squaremessage-square165fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down142
arrow-up1385arrow-down1message-squareIt must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agomessage-square165fedilink
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·edit-24 months agoIn this usage, “home” is an adverb / adverbial! It is a preposition being used adverbially. I’m going in. I’m going home. Send it out. Send it home. Run away! Run home!
In this usage, “home” is an adverb / adverbial! It is a preposition being used adverbially.
I’m going in. I’m going home.
Send it out. Send it home.
Run away! Run home!