View Single Post
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 14-Apr-2005, 21:22
Marylin's Avatar
Marylin Marylin is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Country: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 961
First Language: English
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Marylin is on a distinguished road
Default Re: to home or only home

Quote:
Originally Posted by yontem
hi
I would be really glad if you tell me difference between "I go home" and "I go to home" if the two possibilties are right why do we you use them in different way. thanks and waiting for your reply
Preposition to expresses a movement towards a place but oddly enough the word "home" doesn't take a preposition. Similarily, there are some other words in English like: downtown/uptown, inside/otside, upstairs/downstairs that don't take prepositions. It's something you will just have to memorize.
Reply With Quote