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On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 18:13:21 +0100, Janet > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 01:05:52 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > I do not think so: in love, in transit, in school... "at work" are words
> > > that represent an action. Like " in jail" where "in the county jail" the
> > > first sounds like an action, where the later sounds like "inside a place".
> > > The word "hospital" is a noun, a place that does not represent an action,
> > > not a verb, So therefore "in my book", "in the hospital" is the correct
> > > usage of the phrase. "in hospital" just does not sound right and possibly
> > > to ovoid the antonym of "inhospitable".
> >
> > They also refer to a corporation as a plural instead of a singular.
>
> We do? News to me
>
Yep, you do.

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