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Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 418

Speak Better English with Harry

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Why We Don't Use the Noun Bed

When we're talking about specific words, like court, church, university, school, hospital, where they are used for the primary purpose, then we don't use the article. So, let me give an example. I go to bed every night at 10 o'clock; Michael is in bed and Jonathan just got out of bed. But if people are not normally there, then we usually use the article the.

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