maxiewawa

In English we don’t use articles for certain things. Like “school”: “I’m at school” is correct, but “I’m at a school” isn’t.

Some things we always use articles for. “I’m at the office” is correct, but “I’m at office” isn’t.

“Church” falls into the first category. “I go to church on Sundays” is ok, “I go to a church on Sundays” sounds a little weird.

Ok, here’s a little conundrum I’m in, and the reason I’m writing this. Do we say “I went to temple” or “I went to a temple”? “I went to temple” sounds a little strange, I first heard an Indian student of mine use it.

In today’s pluralistic, multi-religious society do we have a special rule for Christian houses of worship that we don’t use for Hindu, Taoist, or Buddhist ones?

Any help? Which is right?