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I'm on the subway to my home. Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
Your sentence implies that the subway train will stop at your house/home, so...
Here are some more natural alternatives:
--> "I'm on the subway home"
--> "I'm on the subway, on my way home"
--> "I'm on my way home on the subway"
Hope this helps!
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- English (US)
- English (UK) Near fluent
A little unnatural
Your sentence implies that the subway train will stop at your house/home, so...
Here are some more natural alternatives:
--> "I'm on the subway home"
--> "I'm on the subway, on my way home"
--> "I'm on my way home on the subway"
Hope this helps!
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Natural
It sounds good, but a simpler way to say that would be ''I'm riding the subway home." :)
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