[Grammar] afraid to go or of going

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Will17

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Hello,

Which one is correct here, please:

-I'm afraid to go to the dentist's.

-I'm afraid of going to the dentist's.

Thanks a lot for your help,

Will
 

billmcd

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Hello,

Which one is correct here, please:

-I'm afraid to go to the dentist's.

-I'm afraid of going to the dentist's.

Thanks a lot for your help,

Will

Either one is OK, but "dentist".
 

Rover_KE

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Which one is correct here, please:

-I'm afraid to go to the dentist's.

-I'm afraid of going to the dentist's.

They are both fine with "dentist's" in BE.
 

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They are both fine with "dentist's" in BE.
OK...I can go along with, "I went to university" and, "They took him to hospital", but what logic is behind this?
 

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We generally say "I'm going to the dentist's" and "I'm going to the doctor's". We basically omit the word "surgery" from the end of the sentence.
 

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OK...I can go along with, "I went to university" and, "They took him to hospital", but what logic is behind this?
It means 'place', as in, "I'm going to Tom's [place] for half an hour"; "I'm going to the baker's [shop]."
It's ubiquitous in AusE as well.
 
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