Casey, that’s one thing that never sounded right to me - saying that somebody was “in hospital.” Just what we get used to, growing up, I guess. “In jail” or “in school” are fine, so it must be a case-by-case deal. In recent years I have seen some U.S. newscasters saying, “in hospital,” whereas decades ago I don’t think it was a thing.
Anymore, it seems like “pleaded,” as far as the past tense of “plead” is taking over, and “pled” is vanishing - “He pleaded guilty,” for example. I know that it’s just as grammatically correct as “pled,” but the hive-mind of people on TV has apparently fixated on the larger word.
What’s with the change in U.S. highway signs - “guard rail” is mostly gone, and “guide rail” rules the day. Why in the heck?
And - “Only you can prevent wildfires.” Good grief, while I realize that strictly speaking, a forest need not be involved, I grew up with good old Smokey Bear saying, “forest fires.”