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#2 (permalink) Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:12 am "I'm Home" OR "I'm at Home" |
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"I'm home is" is also right. And in my opinion, there are no difference in meaning between the 2 sentences.
As you can see, there are a song named Honey, I'm Home performed by Shania Twain and a British television sitcom named Heil Honey I'm Home! (1990). |
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Tortoise I'm here quite often ;-)
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#3 (permalink) Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:13 am "I'm Home" OR "I'm at Home" |
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Hello,
'I'm home' suggests to me what someone says when they have reached/got home. 'I'm at home' suggests that I am there now and not, for example, at work.
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#4 (permalink) Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:20 am "I'm Home" OR "I'm at Home" |
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| Alan wrote: |
Hello,
''I'm at home' suggests that I am there now and not, for example, at work.
Alan |
Alan Hearty Thanks,
Can you please explain a bit more the above sentence |
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MyEfforts You can meet me at english-test.net
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#5 (permalink) Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:31 am "I'm Home" OR "I'm at Home" |
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I can help.
''I'm at home' suggests that I am at home now and I am not, for example, at work. |
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Tortoise I'm here quite often ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:59 am "I'm Home" OR "I'm at Home" |
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Hi,
If you are talking to someone on the phone and say 'I'm at home', this not only indicates your location but also that you are able to talk without interference from traffic for example or other people with whom you might be working - you can have a private conversation.
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#7 (permalink) Mon Dec 14, 2009 21:06 pm Which is Right - I'm Home OR I'm at Home |
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| If I may add a suggestion, I'd say "I am at home" is neutral, you simply tell someone where you are, but you would usually not say this to someone who is already there; you say "I am home" when you have just arrived, and you would usually say this to someone who was already there. |
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Cerberus™ I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#8 (permalink) Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:47 am "I'm Home" OR "I'm at Home" |
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| Really thanks to all of you :) |
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