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Subject: Re: Re: Use of THE - US vs Eng
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Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 09:23:32 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 18 09:23:32 1985
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I would use "I'm going to church" or "I'm going to the chuch" to mean
two different things.  The first would mean that I'm going to attend
a worship service, to participate in some activity that involves
a church building but has a significance beyong that building.  A
similar meaning is attached to "I'm going to school", which means
"I'm going to participate in classes at school".  The second would
mean that I'm going to the church building for some purpose other
than it's primary function (worship).  Similarly, "I'm going to the
school" carries the connotation that I'm probably going to the
school building, but not for a class.

Bill Brown
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