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I have literally never heard an English speaker say "I'm going to my bed".
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Oct 26, 2020 17:41
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rydiafan posted:I have literally never heard an English speaker say "I'm going to my bed". They’re saying I’m going to my bread.
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Oct 26, 2020 17:42
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Aramoro posted:So this is quite mild really. I was look at the results of a survey of a different grammars over the UK and I have just discovered that most people don't say 'I'm going to my bed' they say 'I'm going to bed' loads of the other ones I could really accept but surely everyone says 'I'm going to my bed' In the US but I don't think I've ever referenced my bed that way unless it was framed in the context of another bed being involved. Like if I've stayed in a hotel I would say something like "I can't wait to sleep in my bed tonight". If I'm sitting at home and I tell someone I'm going to sleep, I would say "I'm going to bed".
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Oct 26, 2020 17:43
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e:Joey Freshwater posted:In the US but I don't think I've ever referenced my bed that way unless it was framed in the context of another bed being involved. Like if I've stayed in a hotel I would say something like "I can't wait to sleep in my bed tonight". If I'm sitting at home and I tell someone I'm going to sleep, I would say "I'm going to bed". Yeah, I think there's this sense that if you're in bed, you're in your bed, and if you add the preposition it's like you don't sleep there regularly enough, like you just might sleep in your neighbor's bed or a soft patch of grass on a hill or something From wiktionary: quote:Like many nouns denoting places where people spend time, bed requires no article after certain prepositions: hence in bed (“lying in a bed”), go to bed (“get into a bed”), and so on. The forms in a bed, etc. do exist, but tend to imply mere presence in the bed, without it being for the purpose of sleep. It bothers me that the other words I can think of right now that use this construction are "sleep" and "prison" Phy has a new favorite as of 17:48 on Oct 26, 2020 |
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Oct 26, 2020 17:45
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I didn't even know 'my bed' was common in British English
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Oct 26, 2020 17:45
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BORAT VOICE MY BED
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Oct 26, 2020 17:47
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Phy posted:e: Brits will say "in hospital" instead of "in the hospital." I don't think I've heard people say it in NA though. At/in school is another one.
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Oct 26, 2020 17:47
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Phy posted:Yeah, I think there's this sense that if you're in bed, you're in your bed, and if you add the preposition it's like you don't sleep there regularly enough, like you just might sleep in your neighbor's bed or a soft patch of grass on a hill or something After some further consideration, this is wrong - I would also say "I'm going to bed" if I was camping and going to get in my sleeping bag, or, gently caress, lie on a soft patch of grass on a hill. "Bed" is a... a state? a condition? Do we have a linguist batsignal?
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Oct 26, 2020 17:51
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Phy posted:It bothers me that the other words I can think of right now that use this construction are "sleep" and "prison" One also goes to class, practice and ground.
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Oct 26, 2020 18:52
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Phy posted:After some further consideration, this is wrong - I would also say "I'm going to bed" if I was camping and going to get in my sleeping bag, or, gently caress, lie on a soft patch of grass on a hill. "Bed" is a... a state? a condition? "to bed" as a verb, you're welcome 
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Oct 26, 2020 19:08
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After robbing that bank things started getting a little too hot so I’m going to my ground until things settle down
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Oct 26, 2020 19:08
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I relentlessly shout "But WHOSE bed?!" at anyone who just says they're going "to bed".
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Oct 26, 2020 19:16
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Phy posted:After some further consideration, this is wrong - I would also say "I'm going to bed" if I was camping and going to get in my sleeping bag, or, gently caress, lie on a soft patch of grass on a hill. "Bed" is a... a state? a condition? I think this has some truth to it. When I say I'm going to my bed, I'm not really considering the physical object. It just means I'm going to sleep. I wouldn't say I was going to my bed if I was going to sit and read for example. That's what I would understand if someone said it to me as well. I'm not I'm confident enough to pick any phrase or syntax and say 'Brits say this' though.
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Oct 26, 2020 19:23
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Yeah I also use "going to bed" to mean "going to sleep" and just say bed instead of sleep to clarify that I don't intend to fall asleep at the location where I am making the statement.
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Oct 26, 2020 20:18
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Aramoro posted:So this is quite mild really. I was look at the results of a survey of a different grammars over the UK and I have just discovered that most people don't say 'I'm going to my bed' they say 'I'm going to bed' loads of the other ones I could really accept but surely everyone says 'I'm going to my bed' I've literally never heard anyone say 'I'm going to my bed'. It's always, 100% of the time been 'I'm going to bed.'
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Oct 26, 2020 20:20
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articles are really weird, they have really complicated rules but the actual use of articles vary very little among the germanic languages, which probably means they represent some sort of really deep, unconscious structure in those languages theyre also nearly impossible to teach. like try to explain why it's "i'm going to church" but "i'm going to the supermarket" or something to someone who grew up without articles
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Oct 26, 2020 20:26
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Like was said above, I've only heard/used "going to my bed" in the context of differentiating from another bed, but usually when the person has been away from home and is just that happy to be sleeping on their own bed again.
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Oct 26, 2020 20:30
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:"to bed" as a verb, you're welcome *I blink a couple times, then sit up in my chair* I just figured out Bird's back! (Seriously, you're the best mod around! I really appreciate your commitment to conflict resolution!) e: whether or not you're performing mod duties right now, I mean
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Oct 26, 2020 21:09
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Emily Spinach posted:Like was said above, I've only heard/used "going to my bed" in the context of differentiating from another bed, but usually when the person has been away from home and is just that happy to be sleeping on their own bed again. That's because "bed" in the sense of "going to bed" doesn't refer to any specific bed itself, it's describing the act of sleeping or using that as a euphemism for other acts performed in a bed (sex or staying up too late on your phone, for example). Same thing as "going to church" - it doesn't really refer to the building itself it refers to the idea of worshiping in a community context. Like if someone said "I went to church at an outdoor service on the beach" they obviously aren't implying the physical building was relocated. When you add the article (my bed, the church) it removes the idea of the act and defines it very specifically as an object or a building or whatever. "I'm going to my bed to see if I left my phone there" or "I'm going to go to the church to drop something off."
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Oct 26, 2020 21:18
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:"to bed" as a verb, you're welcome
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Oct 26, 2020 21:32
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Aramoro posted:So this is quite mild really. I was look at the results of a survey of a different grammars over the UK and I have just discovered that most people don't say 'I'm going to my bed' they say 'I'm going to bed' loads of the other ones I could really accept but surely everyone says 'I'm going to my bed' This is a bit you're doing right? Because every American I've ever met says "going to bed". e: whoops didnt see the whole page of replies, but whatever, this pissed me off so it can stay
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Oct 26, 2020 22:45
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christmas boots posted:After robbing that bank things started getting a little too hot so I’m going to my ground until things settle down This sounds like you've got a compound somewhere.
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Oct 26, 2020 22:48
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Failed Imagineer posted:This is a bit you're doing right? Because every American I've ever met says "going to bed". The concept that other people in other countries with other dialects use language in ways you haven't encountered before pisses you off?
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Oct 27, 2020 01:24
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I think we can all agree, Brits need to knock it off with their bullshit.
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Oct 27, 2020 01:50
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MariusLecter posted:I think we can all agree, Brits need to knock it off with their bullshit. If they insist it's called maths, we should put them in hospital.
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Oct 27, 2020 02:05
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MariusLecter posted:I think we can all agree, Brits need to knock it off with their bullshit. Or as they call it, "bullshite"
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Oct 27, 2020 02:27
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bollocks
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Oct 27, 2020 03:05
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"Tat" and "gubbins" are two of my favorite UK english words.
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Oct 27, 2020 03:07
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John Lee posted:*I blink a couple times, then sit up in my chair* I have only been back for a couple days, you are not too far behind the times! I did not realize until I started postin' again how much I had missed knocking around with you all.  Thank you for the kind words, there are no mod duties for me anymore but I am really glad that I seem to have left such a positive impact on a community that I love very much.  It means a lot.Fatty Crabcakes posted:OH HAI BIRB OH HAI CRABS  Also, Edgar, I could not spoil the integrity of the Lists Thread, which is now my spirit thread because I love lists, to reply to you there but thank you for your list.  You are very kind too.
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Oct 27, 2020 03:58
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Bird, I mostly lurk, but I never saw you be anything but fair as a Mod, and I like your posting. Glad you are back.
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Oct 27, 2020 04:43
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Thank you, bullet. I will endeavor to continue being a likable poster.
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Oct 27, 2020 06:02
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Shifty Nipples posted:"Tat" and "gubbins" are two of my favorite UK english words. I used to like them, too, but then I watched like ten Ashens videos and now I hate them. I also now hate the word femtosecond. Thanks, Youtuber with bad haircut*, for overusing words. *) But I repeat myself.
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Oct 27, 2020 08:38
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Organza Quiz posted:The concept that other people in other countries with other dialects use language in ways you haven't encountered before pisses you off? I'm not American, the point is that no-one itt has yet identified Anglophones anywhere who say this dumb thing
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Oct 27, 2020 08:44
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Failed Imagineer posted:I'm not American, the point is that no-one itt has yet identified Anglophones anywhere who say this dumb thing They lie in wait. In their respective beds. 
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Oct 27, 2020 08:47
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They mostly go to bed. Mostly
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Oct 27, 2020 08:49
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man I missed this thread
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Oct 27, 2020 09:04
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John Lee posted:*I blink a couple times, then sit up in my chair* turns out bird never left bird just went to bed and nobody remembered to pull the cloth back off the cage
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Oct 27, 2020 09:07
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Beachcomber posted:If they insist it's called maths, we should put them in hospital. I'm actually on board with 'maths'. There's more than one type of math!!
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Oct 27, 2020 15:58
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Joey Freshwater posted:I'm actually on board with 'maths'. There's more than one type of math!! Math is short for mathematics. 'Maths' is the same as saying 'Mathematicses'.
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Oct 27, 2020 16:29
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Beachcomber posted:Math is short for mathematics. 'Maths' is the same as saying 'Mathematicses'.
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Oct 27, 2020 16:58
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