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[westgrandboulevard]

Re: use of the word 'hospital' in the UK, omitting the word 'the'.

Some of that is due to habit, following what was heard when very young...and some of that is another example of inconsistencies in language.

In British English, if someone is said to be 'in hospital', it means they are a patient. If they are a visitor or an employee at the hospital, it would generally be spoken as 'he or she is at the hospital'.

Other examples would be 'he is at school, 'she is at college', 'they are on holiday', all without using 'the' ...and maybe the same in American English?

Yes, 'schedule' in British English is technically correct with a soft 'sch' - as in 'shed-yool'.
However, many people do pronounce it the American way [['sked-yool')..and some [[like myself) may pronounce it either way.

And....on the subject of 'either', it is optional in British English to pronounce it as 'eye-ther' [[as I do, and also 'nye-ther') - or 'eee-ther' and 'nee-ther'. The same in America?

Yes, you should give us some phrases commonly used in New York.......it would be interesting.

[marv2]

Re: use of the word 'hospital' in the UK, omitting the word 'the'.

Some of that is due to habit, following what was heard when very young...and some of that is another example of inconsistencies in language.

In British English, if someone is said to be 'in hospital', it means they are a patient. If they are a visitor or an employee at the hospital, it would generally be spoken as 'he or she is at the hospital'.

Other examples would be 'he is at school, 'she is at college', 'they are on holiday', all without using 'the' ...and maybe the same in American English?

Yes, 'schedule' in British English is technically correct with a soft 'sch' - as in 'shed-yool'.
However, many people do pronounce it the American way [['sked-yool')..and some [[like myself) may pronounce it either way.

And....on the subject of 'either', it is optional in British English to pronounce it as 'eye-ther' [[as I do, and also 'nye-ther') - or 'eee-ther' and 'nee-ther'. The same in America?

Yes, you should give us some phrases commonly used in New York.......it would be interesting.

Here are a very few common New York phrases:

"Oh he or she is a pisser"

"Not for nuttin'"

"Git outta Dodge"

"Oh, so you think you betta than me?"

"Who's betta than you?"

"Somebody is gettin' whacked!"

"So, how's your day" answer: "Could be better, could be worse".

"Git da f**k outta here" LOL!!!

[marv2]

Re: use of the word 'hospital' in the UK, omitting the word 'the'.

Some of that is due to habit, following what was heard when very young...and some of that is another example of inconsistencies in language.

In British English, if someone is said to be 'in hospital', it means they are a patient. If they are a visitor or an employee at the hospital, it would generally be spoken as 'he or she is at the hospital'.

Other examples would be 'he is at school, 'she is at college', 'they are on holiday', all without using 'the' ...and maybe the same in American English?

Yes, 'schedule' in British English is technically correct with a soft 'sch' - as in 'shed-yool'.
However, many people do pronounce it the American way [['sked-yool')..and some [[like myself) may pronounce it either way.

And....on the subject of 'either', it is optional in British English to pronounce it as 'eye-ther' [[as I do, and also 'nye-ther') - or 'eee-ther' and 'nee-ther'. The same in America?

Yes, you should give us some phrases commonly used in New York.......it would be interesting.

Nope. Here it would be "he is away at school", "She's in college", "they are on vacation".