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by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on May 2nd, 2008
Correct grammar, would be to say, I went to the hospital.
by Jenniferocious on May 2nd, 2008
I say "the hospital"
by Squirrel Face on May 2nd, 2008
I went to the hospital.
by Nathan Explosion on May 2nd, 2008
I went to the hospital. The second is incorrect grammar.
by Anonymous on May 2nd, 2008
I was educated in the US so I say the former.
by Anonymous on May 2nd, 2008
i say i went to the hospital
by Teasdale on May 2nd, 2008
I say "the" hospital, but my British friends in Worthing just say "hospital".
by Someguy on May 2nd, 2008
nouns need articles
the hospital.
by Babycakes on May 2nd, 2008
..to the hospital.
by Anonymous on May 2nd, 2008
I use "the".
by uncacal on March 4th, 2009
I love the people who say dogmatically that the second choice is incorrect. Perhaps they have not been to university.
by anddeb on March 4th, 2009
I went to the hospital. that is the proper way.
by Nanoo on March 4th, 2009
I went to the ....
I know people who say " i went t'hospital"
by Anonymous on March 4th, 2009
In proper british English it is "I went to hospital", since it's a health care institution like school and college are educational institutions.
Note, you use "I went to school" and not "I went to the school", as you use "I went to college" and not "I went to the college", it would be different if you used it in specific situations: "I went to hospital"( I don't know if also putting a reason such as 'because I was ill' is still correct so I finished there), while it is "I went to THE hospital to visit my sick friend."
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Don't people in England say "to hospital"? And wouldn't English people use English grammar in the correct sense? Just checking:)
by r i p facebook on May 2nd, 2008