Notice how Brits say Hospital instead of The Hospital..
 

I hate that.

Several days ago i was watching C-span and i seen Chuck (gun grabbing) Schumer saying "Leader" instead of saying "The leader" he was refering to the house leader & it was obvious he tried to avoid to say "The Leader" but couldnt help it and said "the leader" and he corrected himself by immediately said "Leader.

And unless you were educated in Britain,aussie land i dont see why you would talk like that.

Here is an example of the language in action:

"Me friend broke his arm at Gym and i took him to hospital"

Doesnt that sound like a robotic non-human way of communicating.

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Right.... Why don't people learn proper English at The school.

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What Hell?? :) Why are you axing this question??

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Yeah, they should also pronounce 'tomato' 'tomato'.

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English is ever evolving, but the clue is in the name! That should tell you which is 'more correct' :-)
But every time I hear an American say 'math' instead of the correct 'maths' I want to put them across my knee and give them a jolly good spanking. (well some of them anyway).

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Dammit, man! Speak English! I can't understand your foreign British language! ;)

(No joke--I actually heard someone in Louisiana genuinely say that to a Brit that was visiting... oh my God, I laughed.)

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@danramos... That's funny!

I once had a cashier (teller?) in Gettysburg tell me "I love your English accent so much, you sound like James Bond... you know, Sean Connery"..

(The SCOTTISH actor who famously plays ever part with a scottish accent...even a Russian sub commander)

:-)

shittttt, gotto go to work.......late....

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I couldn't help laughing AND clapping at the same time. That's hilarious! :) Personally, I'm American but I also listen to so much Canadian (CBC mainly) and British (mostly the Today program on Radio 4) that it's clear to me that these differences are all valid within their own territories and provide "local color" to their regional English forms--and they tend to have a history behind them as well. I, for one, "feel" like American English is correct but I recognize that it's because I grew up in a country where the English was intentionally evolved independently from its origin. Only an idiot that doesn't understand their history would insist that that British are speaking incorrect English. Now--Canadians, on the other hand... seriously! A-boot?? ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1-XbZL7Lns

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I'd never say it that way, and can't remember anyone talking like that, but I know sometimes the "the" can be shortened to a "t" when spoken.
So it might have been "Me friend broke his arm at (t') Gym and I took him to (t') hospital"
Maybe that's what you've (mis)heard (due to difficulties with understanding accents)?
This is also why you might come across term "t'internet".

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I didnt mishear nothing they do in fact say it like that.

I have this channel called BBC America (British channel) and i watched there BBC world news program lots of times and anytime they talk about a hospital its just "hospital" no "the" or "a" before it.

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well usually "the" would be present pior to hospital within written text but if spoken "the" would nearly always be dropped. Its just a way to differentiate between the two forms.

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I need to apologise, hospital is a funny one, I would normally say "I am going to the hospital". There are instances where "the" sounds plain wrong. Do (did) you say, "I'm going to school today" or "I'm going to the school today"?

BTW, in a thread where you complain about the standard of English, you might want to be sure not to use double negatives. That is wrong :p.

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I do not believe we are having English lessons on here.... omg.

The yanks can no way speak English hahahahaha.

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"Double negatives"!!
Psssh, yeah right i didnt use those.

i'd say "I'm going to school today" unless there was a specific reason like voting or something (space camp/school) like that then i'd use "I'm going to the school today".

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Patients go to hospital.
My parents go to the hospital to visit their friend.
Jane works in the hospital.
The teacher works in the school.
The cashier works in the supermarket.
I'm going to school today.


Mom I go to TMO for English lessons.

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"Mom"??!!

That's definitely NOT English!

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I speak hanglish real goooood.