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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

It 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.

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It 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.

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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!

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