http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheHome/dqldd/post.htm#332418Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:30:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:332418nona the brit0http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheHome/dqldd/post.htm#332418http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-332418.xmlIn this case 'in the home' really stands for the building rather than people's relationships to it. You wouldn't say 'Peter is in the home' instead of 'Peter is at home' and I guess this is where your discomfort comes from. However, in this case, we are not talking about anyone's specific home, we are really talking of it as a location, so 'in the' is fine.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheHome/dqldd/post.htm#332417Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:30:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:332417Sashasaski1http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheHome/dqldd/post.htm#332417http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-332417.xmlSorry I realize that I wasn't clear. Of course I knew we can replace "in the" with "at". I just think it sounds whole a lot better and natural with "at". So why would we use "in the" in the first place. is there any advantage for that? (I guess the example of smoking might be interpreted as "inside the home") BTW, I have no problem what so ever with "in the house". SShttp://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheHome/dqldd/post.htm#332410Mon, 25 May 2009 17:30:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:332410Arvsworld2http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheHome/dqldd/post.htm#332410http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-332410.xmlWe can replace "in the" with "at".http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheHome/dqldd/post.htmSat, 25 Apr 2009 17:30:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:332404Sashasaski3http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheHome/dqldd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-332404.xmlI really can't put my finger on it, but I just can't help feeling awkward about usage of the expression "in the home" below. 1. Smoking in the home can cause health hazard to your loved one as well. 2. Proper training starts in the home. If you are talking about specific home, like "in the home of Thomas Jefferson," I can understand. But obviously above sentences are talking about home in general. Even if the above usage isn't indeed awkward, why can't we replace it with "at home"? Any input would be appreciated. SS