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1. Yes this is idiomatic! You often hear this used in the exact way you have in your question and it's pretty well established (at least in BrE). Back Home - : in one's hometown : in the place one is from. It's worth noting that it's sometimes used to refer to ones house as well, even though this isn't the true definition.
Aug 4, 2020 · 1. Come home / Go home isn't merely a style choice. The meaning is different. "Come home" communicate that you think the listener will be there and you've based plans on that. By default "go home" communicates the opposite. Choosing go in "then I'll go home" might communicate that you remember they're staying at their mom's tonight.
Sep 5, 2018 · If you are at home talking to someone, and mentioning you will be away, you say: I'm coming back home next week. [to your siblings or parents or friends who are at home with you when you say it.] If you are away from home, you say: I'm going back home next week. come to where you are go to where you are not.
Feb 21, 2016 · "When back home" is understandable in context, but "when I got back home" is clearer to the reader. It also proves to the reader that you did, in fact, go home. In some contexts, "when back home" could be read as "when I get back home". So the reader may think you are talking about the future instead of the present.
Nov 17, 2019 · Hi I'm just asking my girl friend if she's come back from the party. I want to ask get if she's at home now. Are the following sentences correct? 1-Have you got back home? 2-Are you back at home? 3-Are you at home now?
Sep 5, 2018 · They are ‘back home’ meaning - back home in their own country. The exact meaning of where ‘home’ refers to (literally in their home, or in their ‘home country’) depends on the context of what is being said. ‘I’m coming back home’ means they are on the way, and not home yet. Examples - already in home: I’m back! I’m back ...
My Mother told me to "Come back home". Your Mom is at home, you are not. I go back to work tomorrow. You are not at work. "Go back to where you came from!" They are telling you to go "there". I arrive home at 6:00 PM. You could be anywhere, but you will be home after 6:00 PM. There are exceptions "Get back to where you once belonged ...
Jun 22, 2017 · 8. I made it home safe is acceptable grammar: safe does not describe the manner in which you made it home but the state in which you arrived. These constructions are called secondary-predicates. Compare: I made it home unhurt. I made it home bruised but happy. I made it home depressed. The form of the word is known as flat adverb or bare adverb ...
May 5, 2015 · Have a safe trip back home. Have a safe trip back. Have a safe way home. Have a safe way back. We're looking for a safe way back home. Many of the roads are flooded. Here's an attestation of "Have a safe trip back": And here's an attestation of "a safe way back home". In my AmE dialect, "way" can mean both "route" and "trip/journey".
Aug 24, 2017 · Yesterday I corrected my student when he said: "I rushed to went back home". I corrected it to "I rushed to get back home", but I couldn't provide a proper explanation. I know this is probably basic grammar but I do hope someone can help me out with explaining this properly. Thank you!
