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Ashraful Haque
Going 'to Church' vs 'to THE Church?'
Do we say I'm going 'to Church' or 'to the Church?'
And is it the same for Mosque/Madir?
May 18, 2020 8:25 PM
Answers · 7
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I'm going to church.
I'm going to the Church of Saint Andrews.
I'm going to a mosque.
May 18, 2020
You'd say going to church but going to the mosque.
I hope this helps.
May 18, 2020
You do not go to THE home or THE school or THE church.
You go home, to school, to church.
If you are distinguishing one church from another, say the small church or the church on Main Street.
May 18, 2020
You say “I go to church” when you wanna highlight the fact that you practice... you say “I go to the church” when you are indicating that you’re going to the church you belong to or you frequently go. I believe the same goes for mosque.
May 18, 2020
I say both.
I say, I'm going to church when I'm thinking of church services, an activity.
I say, I'm going to the church, when I am thinking of the building itself.
But there is no rule differentiating the two.
May 18, 2020
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Ashraful Haque
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Bengali, English
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