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Old 01-Aug-2003, 22:35
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Default Re: "stay at home" and "stay home"?

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Originally Posted by Lib
I think it's a difference between BE and AE. In BE we use the preposition. I've only ever heard AE speakers use the expression without the preposition.
In BE we say: I stayed at home last night. I usually stay at school for lunch. I stayed at work late last night. I stayed at a hotel when I was in Brighton. We use a preposition (not always 'at') with the verb stay.
I have heard it, but it isn't common. Some phrases are moving into British English- I do hear people saying 'write me' quite commonly now.
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