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selimthegrim on Aug 27, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Complete Introduction to Particles in Japanese

I wonder if “hospital” behaves the same way in some countries due to religious roots

hinoki on Aug 27, 2022 [–]

In American English, people are in the hospital, but in UK English people are in hospital. So it only behaves that way in some Englishes.

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