@ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • edit-27 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-square163fedilinkarrow-up1423arrow-down142
arrow-up1381arrow-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-27 months agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squareMatch!!linkfedilinkEnglish39•edit-27 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!