home/ house

[ratóncolorao]

Hello,

Can we use "home" and "house" with the same prepositions?

For instance:

I was in my house / I was in my home

Thank you

 

[5jj]

We ca. I'd be more likely to say, "I was at home".

 

[ratóncolorao]

We ca. I'd be more likely to say, "I was at home".

Thank you very much for your quick answer. Yes, I'd be more likely too ....I learned that the correct way should be: at home. But lately I have seen "in my home" too often, that is why I became a bit confused.

Anyway, is it a term more used in the States or is it common to all the countries where English is spoken?

Thank you again for your help. Very kind.

 

[5jj]

If i were wishing to assert something, I might use 'in my (own) home'.

In my home, we don't put take things from the fridge without asking first. (Said to a thoughtless guest who has just helped himself to a beer.)

I'll do what I like in my own home. (Said to a guest who has just asked me not to smoke.)

Fortunately, I don't have many guests like that.

 

[Rover_KE]

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