Which is Correct: 'In Hospital' or 'In THE Hospital?'?!
Question: I have been brought up to believe that "In THE Hospital" was correct. However now I keep hearing "In Hospital."
Are they changing the language on me again ?
Answers: I have been brought up to believe that "In THE Hospital" was correct. However now I keep hearing "In Hospital."
Are they changing the language on me again ?
It's 'in the hospital'. Grammar's here to stay. It's just that some people these days don't seem to realize there's such a thing as good grammar. I've never heard that, though. It's kind of like when people say "I **** my pants". It obviously should be "I **** IN my pants"
"In the hospital" is correct. It's probably because people say it too fast and miss the "the".
Different dialects have different phrases. I think "in hospital" is pretty common in British English.
I hear "in the hospital" all the time...
i think its ''in THE hospital''
for example: ''I'm in the hospital''
i think thats right...
The latter.
i've always said "in THE hospital", but i've read books by British authors who say "in hospital", so i guess it depends on where you are?
In THE Hospital
its 'in THE hospital' i believe
both are correct
In THE hospital. The refers to a generic thing. A hospital is just a generic term for large medical facility. In Hospital implies that you are in a place that is actually named Hospital.
"In hospital" refers to hospitals in a general sense [non-quantifiable].
"In the hospital" would imply a specific one.
Compare:
"He died in hospital"
"He died in the hospital"
The first one means "he died in a hospital". Over the years [in this country, anyway], it simply became shortened to "in hospital". If you said "he died in the hospital", the implication would be you were referring a specific one in context.
In the hospital....I have never hear in hospital before.
I would say that 'In the hospital' is the correct way of saying it :)
In the Hospital is English. In Hospital is abby normal!!