{"id":21742,"date":"2023-08-15T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=21742"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:20:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:20:42","slug":"why-cant-we-say-go-to-home-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/why-cant-we-say-go-to-home-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Why can&#8217;t we say &#8220;go to home&#8221; in English?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s43oWpqdSVc?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large green\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><strong>Take your grammar to the next level!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s question is \u201cwhy can\u2019t we say <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u201cI\u2019m going to home\u201d<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 why is it wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The correct way is <strong>\u201cI\u2019m going home\u201d<\/strong> (we don\u2019t use \u201cto.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>We go to school, go to work, go to the doctor, go to the park, and go to another city\/country \u2013 but we <strong>go home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not actually sure why that\u2019s the case in English \u2013 that\u2019s just how it is!<\/p>\n<p>And some other words are the same way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>go outside\/inside<\/li>\n<li>go upstairs\/downstairs<\/li>\n<li>go here\/there<\/li>\n<li>go downtown<\/li>\n<li>go abroad\/overseas<\/li>\n<li>go somewhere<\/li>\n<li>go away<\/li>\n<li>go back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Again, those words don\u2019t use \u201cto.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So make sure always to say go home, going home, went home, without using \u201cto.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And follow my channel for more English tips!<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aegc.png\" alt=\"aegc-transparent\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><strong>Learn more &amp; Sign up<\/strong><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take your grammar to the next level! 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