I'm going to clinic vs I'm going to the clinic

The correct phrase is 'I'm going to the clinic.' The article 'the' is necessary before 'clinic' to indicate a specific clinic. Without the article, the phrase 'I'm going to clinic' is incorrect in English.

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This phrase is incorrect in English. The article 'the' is needed before 'clinic' to indicate a specific clinic.

"I'm going to clinic"

The correct phrase should be 'I'm going to the clinic' to indicate a specific clinic. Always use the definite article 'the' before 'clinic' in this context.

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I'm going to clinic
I'm going to the clinic at St Cuthbert's.
Tomorrow, I'm going to a free clinic.
Tomorrow, I'm going to a free clinic.
Well, I'm going to my fertility clinic.
I'm going to head to the clinic with what I've got.
Jeff, I'm going to be leaving the clinic shortly, So this is going to be our last session together.
It's not going to rehab clinics.
Just say we are still going to the clinic.
You're going to the clinic to get that arm checked out.
Jenny never said anything about Amy going to a clinic in Norway.
The rehabilitation clinic's going to be much better than the hospital.
We, too, are going to sue the clinic.
Rather than going to a local clinic, this tourism will surely help a lot.
We're just going to a wonderful clinic.
Now it's all hugs and kisses and they're going to fertility clinics.
He stopped going to state clinics after the discrimination he faced from health workers.
Why were all these people going to that clinic?
She'd been going to this fertility clinic in Chicago, Trying to get pregnant.
At a club they find an actress (Florence Guerin), trick her into going to the clinic, drug her and hide her body.
How many times have we joked around about going to a clinic together?

This phrase is correct in English. The article 'the' is necessary before 'clinic' to indicate a specific clinic.

"I'm going to the clinic"

Use 'I'm going to the clinic' when referring to a specific clinic. The definite article 'the' is essential in this context.

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I'm going to the clinic
Excuse me, I'm going to the toilets.
I'm going to the wine cellar.
I'm going to the party without you.
I'm going to the hospital.
I'm going to the window right now.
I'm going to the mall with Emma.
I'm going to the Bica rock... Meanwhile you...
I'm going to the supermarket.
I'm going to the dance now to help out Nicole.
I'm going to the tennis matches instead.
No, I'm going to the backyard.
I'm going to the ladies' room.
I'm going to the barber in the afternoon.
I'm going to the barn to rest a spell.
I'm going to the drugstore for aspirin.
I'm going to the Church of San Antonio.
Masseur, I'm going to the fields.
Well... I'm going to the mart.
I'm going to the Republic of the Congo.
I'm going to the soccer game with Pete.

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