Re: hospital or the hospital

Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack ) wrote:
> Chris Kern wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 16:15:44 -0700, "Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion
> > in lieu of the frontal attack )"  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted the
> > following:
> >
> >
> > > Someone else wrote:
> > >
> > > > She's at university in Manchester...
> > > > They got married in church...
> > >
> > > Church is also fine but you say 'the university' in AmE.
> >
> > Although the more normal equivalent of "at university" is "in college"
> > -- "at the university" refers to a specific university rather than
> > just the general "state" of being a college/university student.
>
> What about the "at hospital" of BrE compared to "at the hospital" in
> AmE? Don't Brits mean at a specific hospital?
Which "at hospital" of BrE - whereas it definitely is "in hospital" and 
often "to hospital" I can't recall ever having heard "at hospital", only 
"at the hospital".

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan