Do you say Hospital or THE Hospital.

[rcrush]

Like how in other countries they say "He was taken to hospital" and I usually say "He was taken to the Hospital". Does anyone in America say just Hospital?

I dont know why I am wondering this.

[struggle4progress]

1. You only know about one hospital?

[CreekDog]

2. I've wondered about that too

In Canada they use that phrasing.

[Lil Missy]

3. It's just so low on my radar. If that were me, I wouldn't care how they said it.

[supernova]

4. To Hospital is British

The Canadians and former colonies say it too.

I think we Amis are the only ones who use THE hospital.

It's all good though.

[trof]

9. As is 'in hospital'. Not in 'the' hospital.

Grandpa called it the 'hoss pistol'.
He was a real card, grandpa was.
:eyes:

[AlCzervik]

5. Since i'm not British i say "The Hospital" and i say "The Prom". When did The prom

turn in to "Prom"?

[ReliantJ]

15. "the prom" or "The Prom"?

[HopeHoops]

6. I say "The Morgue with that other shit attached to it".

[old mark]

7. The use without the article seems to be British English, as in

"Down to you" as opposed to the American "Up to you".
All right thinking Americans say "The Hospital".

mark

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. Just another subtle difference that divides the varieties of English

:-)

[I Have A Dream]

10. I thought it odd when people said that they were going to THE K-Mart. nt

[underpants]

11. WE WON A REVOLT SO WE CAN SAY "THE"

:grr:

:patriot:


Oh and it is "a vacation" not just "vacation"

[Midlodemocrat]

14. Those plebes say 'holiday'.

What morans.

:eyes:

[bigwillq]

12. The Hospital (nt)

[Turbineguy]

13. It depends

if I get a private room it's THE.

[Xipe Totec]

16. I say l'Hôpital

as in Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital