"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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| On 7/6/2011 4:52 PM, Randy Johnson wrote:
| > On 5-Jul-2011, Chemo the > wrote:
| >
| >> Why do people say just husband or daughter or son and not use the word
| >> "my" before? You wouldn't say, I can't get dog to lie down or I lost
| >> cat the other day.
| >
| > Why do the English say "in hospital" and USonians say "in the hospital"?
| >
| Do they? I think I use either randomly.

It is the common usage not only in Britain but also in Canada to
say "in hospital." While I lived there I asked innumerable times
and no satisfactory answer, I would really like to know why this
difference exists.

pavane