Thread: difference in use of 'the' with American and British English
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Old 10-Nov-2006, 17:28
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Default Re: difference in use of 'the' with American and British English
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Originally Posted by riceball72 View Post
Thank you for your reply Tdol - I was wondering if there is a grammatical reason, or explanation for it though?

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One difference that comes to mind:

In BrE: to be in hospital (as a patient)
In AmE: to be in the hospital (as a patient)

I have come across this difference in my years of teaching ESOL.
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