W Will17 Senior Member Joined Mar 28, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language French Home Country France Current Location UK Apr 29, 2013 #1 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
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
B billmcd Key Member Joined Mar 27, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 29, 2013 #2 Will17 said: 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 Click to expand... Either one is OK, but "dentist".
Will17 said: 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 Click to expand... Either one is OK, but "dentist".
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Apr 29, 2013 #3 Will17 said: Which one is correct here, please: -I'm afraid to go to the dentist's. -I'm afraid of going to the dentist's. Click to expand... They are both fine with "dentist's" in BE.
Will17 said: Which one is correct here, please: -I'm afraid to go to the dentist's. -I'm afraid of going to the dentist's. Click to expand... They are both fine with "dentist's" in BE.
G Gillnetter Key Member Joined Jan 16, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Apr 29, 2013 #4 Rover_KE said: They are both fine with "dentist's" in BE. Click to expand... OK...I can go along with, "I went to university" and, "They took him to hospital", but what logic is behind this?
Rover_KE said: They are both fine with "dentist's" in BE. Click to expand... OK...I can go along with, "I went to university" and, "They took him to hospital", but what logic is behind this?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Apr 29, 2013 #5 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.
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.
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Apr 30, 2013 #6 Gillnetter said: OK...I can go along with, "I went to university" and, "They took him to hospital", but what logic is behind this? Click to expand... 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.
Gillnetter said: OK...I can go along with, "I went to university" and, "They took him to hospital", but what logic is behind this? Click to expand... 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.