Whats the difference between I am home and I am at home? Thanks,
Z ZOEYW Member Joined Oct 30, 2013 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 27, 2013 #1 Whats the difference between I am home and I am at home? Thanks,
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Nov 27, 2013 #2 I would normally use "I am at home" simply to give someone my location. I might say "I'm home" when I phone someone to let them know that I have safely arrived at my house after a journey.
I would normally use "I am at home" simply to give someone my location. I might say "I'm home" when I phone someone to let them know that I have safely arrived at my house after a journey.
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 Nov 27, 2013 #3 ZOEYW said: What's the difference between 'I am home' and 'I am at home'? Click to expand... Please note my amendments to your punctuation.
ZOEYW said: What's the difference between 'I am home' and 'I am at home'? Click to expand... Please note my amendments to your punctuation.
P panglossa Junior Member Joined Sep 2, 2013 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location China Nov 28, 2013 #4 '(Be/stay) at home' is BrE while '(be/stay) home' is AmE. Note, however, that when referring to the home as the site of an activity, both varieties use 'at' (e.g. watch TV at home).
'(Be/stay) at home' is BrE while '(be/stay) home' is AmE. Note, however, that when referring to the home as the site of an activity, both varieties use 'at' (e.g. watch TV at home).
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 28, 2013 #5 panglossa said: '(Be/stay) at home' is BrE while '(be/stay) home' is AmE. Note, however, that when referring to the home as the site of an activity, both varieties use 'at' (e.g. watch TV at home). Click to expand... I don't agree with you. The phrase "at home" is used after the verb "to be" in AmE. I agree with emsr's distinction in post #2.
panglossa said: '(Be/stay) at home' is BrE while '(be/stay) home' is AmE. Note, however, that when referring to the home as the site of an activity, both varieties use 'at' (e.g. watch TV at home). Click to expand... I don't agree with you. The phrase "at home" is used after the verb "to be" in AmE. I agree with emsr's distinction in post #2.
P panglossa Junior Member Joined Sep 2, 2013 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location China Nov 29, 2013 #6 MikeNewYork said: I don't agree with you. The phrase "at home" is used after the verb "to be" in AmE. I agree with emsr's distinction in post #2. Click to expand... Interesting... How about 'stay home'?
MikeNewYork said: I don't agree with you. The phrase "at home" is used after the verb "to be" in AmE. I agree with emsr's distinction in post #2. Click to expand... Interesting... How about 'stay home'?
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 29, 2013 #7 panglossa said: Interesting... How about 'stay home'? Click to expand... I left "stay" out. We normally "stay home".
panglossa said: Interesting... How about 'stay home'? Click to expand... I left "stay" out. We normally "stay home".
P panglossa Junior Member Joined Sep 2, 2013 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location China Nov 29, 2013 #8 Seems I was only half right, then, about AmE usage. Apologies to our questioner! (P.S. BrE certainly also uses 'be home' with the meaning 'have arrived home'.)
Seems I was only half right, then, about AmE usage. Apologies to our questioner! (P.S. BrE certainly also uses 'be home' with the meaning 'have arrived home'.)