ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agoIt must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.message-squaremessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down138
arrow-up1375arrow-down1message-squareIt must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agomessage-square154fedilink
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·edit-28 months agoIn this usage, “home” is an adverb / adverbial! It is a preposition being used adverbially. I’m going in. I’m going home. Send it out. Send it home. Run away! Run home!
In this usage, “home” is an adverb / adverbial! It is a preposition being used adverbially.
I’m going in. I’m going home.
Send it out. Send it home.
Run away! Run home!