Although I hate it, too, I have to bring up a point here, di.
When you were say 13, where did you go every morning for about 6 hours? Finish this sentence, adding the word or words necessary in the blank spot provided:
"every day I went to ___________"
So did you say "every day I went to school" or "every day I went to THE school"?
I've always said the version without the definite article. But in reference to the meetings, I've always used the definite article.
Did I make a point? I don't know.
No, I don't think you really made a point. I'm not sure why there's not supposed to be a definite article before "school", but I'm going to research it. I know there shouldn't be one before "meeting" because it's an indefinite noun and should be preceded by a definite article. It could be "A" meeting, "The" meeting, "Our" meeting, etc. "School might be an english language exception because I've never heard anyone across the country say "The school".
you lost me at "no"
You could compare it to the way you say, "I am going home". The proper way is probably: "I am going to my home." Just like you say, "I am going to school", but probably should say, "I am going to my school." I think the colloquialism makes it ok.
you lost me at "you"
so maybe they're really saying, "I'm going to my meeting" when they say, "I'm going to meeting"
Well, yeah, but I'm saying that I think the only two words you can remove the "to my" in are "home" and "school". That's why I think they're exceptions because they're colloquialisms.
you lost me at "well"
you knuckleheads never had me