Near to thee

[Dimandja]

Panini was born in Shalatula, a town near to Attock on the Indus river in present day Pakistan.

Why can't it be simply:

Panini was born in Shalatula, a town near Attock on the Indus river in present day Pakistan.

What does the to in "near to" add here?

Dimandja

 

[elanor]

You beat me to it, SilentAiche!
Thanks!
Elanor

 

[SantaMufasa]

...We Yanks do have a bad habit of dropping significant little words like "to"...

Right...like when Yanks say, "His is in the hospital." versus the British, "His is in hospital."

Mufasa
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[SilentAiche]

Dear Elanor,

Your post made my day!

I've been away this past week (not by choice, I was kidnapped and tortured by my employer, something about a "paycheck"), and it was killing me not being able to communicate with this remarkable community.

When you see Santa, tell 'im I said Hi! and I hope he's well.

Tim



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[elanor]

Well, you just made mine! Thanks, Tim!
Have a great weekend!
Elanor

 

[earthandfire]

Right...like when Yanks say, "His is in the hospital." versus the British, "His is in hospital."

Both of which are correct, if used appropriately. The hospital refers to a specific hospital known to both parties. Whereas hospital (without the) is a more general term.

In the UK we would probably say either:
"he is in hospital" (generalised location) or
"he is in the [NameOfHospital]" (specific location)

 

[SantaMufasa]

First, my brain was obviously moving faster than my fingers when I should have said "He is in [the]hospital."...Sorry all.

MundoYFuego,

I agree with your thoughts. My assertion, however, is that when Yanks say, "He is in the hospital," no one knows or cares which hospital you are talking about. If a Yank says, "He is in hospital," a Yank listener would look at you really strange since it is just not a phrase that you hear amongst American circles.

Mufasa
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[PaulTEG]

Santa, you have a few php errors on your home page

http://www.dasages.com.

You can ask the forum admin to nuke this, after you get the info

--Paul

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