[Grammar] Wasn't home or Wasn't at home

[dtommy79]

Hi,

Which senetence sounds better? Are both correct grammatically?

He wasn't even home.

or

He wasn't even at home.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Context is important if you want good answers. Absent any context, I prefer your first.

 

[dtommy79]

Hope this helps:

I was very tired when I got to the seventh floor, because I had been going up the stairs for 20 minutes. On top of that, Jim wasn’t even at home!

 

[Raymott]

I'd use "at home", but 'home' isn't wrong

 

[MikeNewYork]

I see no reason for "at" there.

 

[Raymott]

No, well you're American, Mike. I see no reason to leave it out.

 

[MikeNewYork]

And you are Australian, Ray. I see no reason to leave it in.

 

[Raymott]

It's so obvious, isn't it?

 

[MikeNewYork]

What it did was answer the OP's question. Isn't that why we are here?