[General] Being alone at home/being home alone, what is the difference?

[Aamir Tariq]

1. There is an emergency, because of which I am having to go to Islamabad where grandmother is undergoing a major surgery tomorrow morning. So mom will be alone at home.

2. There is an emergency, because of which I am having to go to Islamabad where grandmother is undergoing a major surgery tomorrow morning. So mom will be home alone.

Tell me what is the difference between being home alone and being alone at home.

Regards
Aamir the Global Citizen

 

[Raymott]

There's no difference. At least, I can't think of a situation in which a person is home alone but is not alone at home, and vice versa.

 

[GoesStation]

Write There is an emergency. I have to go to Islamabad where Grandmother is undergoing major surgery tomorrow morning.

 

[Barb_D]

I would say "home alone" though. I wouldn't say "alone at home" even though it is grammatical and identical in meaning. It doesn't sound as natural.

 

[Rover_KE]

Aamir, again you posted the same thread in WordReference at the same time.

Did you not read my post #4 here? I notice you didn't acknowledge it.

 

[Aamir Tariq]

Aamir, again you posted the same thread in WordReference at the same time.

Did you not read my post #4 here? I notice you didn't acknowledge it.

No Rover I didn't read your post before, I am reading it here for the first time.

 

[Aamir Tariq]

Write There is an emergency. I have to go to Islamabad where Grandmother is undergoing major surgery tomorrow morning.

All right, but why did you capitalize the 'G' of "grandmother" it is not a proper noun, it's common noun, isn't it?

 

[GoesStation]

All right, but why did you capitalize the 'G' of "grandmother" it is not a proper noun, it's common noun, isn't it?

It's a proper noun here because you used Grandmother as a substitute for a name. For example: May I introduce my grandmother? Her name is Esther, but we all call her Grandmother.