ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoIt must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.message-squaremessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIt must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-squareforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoIn Hungarian it comes from literally combining “ott” (there) + “honn”/“ház” (house/home). “itthon” is the same way except with “itt” (here).
In Hungarian it comes from literally combining “ott” (there) + “honn”/“ház” (house/home). “itthon” is the same way except with “itt” (here).