Consider:
She's home.
She's at home.
Are there any differences in meaning?
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If you mean that she is in her house, flat, or apartment, you can say either "She is home" or "She is at home", without any difference in meaning.
The only difference is syntactic. When you say "She's at home", you are using the word home as a noun. On the other hand, when you say "She's home", you are using home as an adverb, which means at home.
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"If you mean that she is in **his** house..." is "his" a typo? – DJMcMayhem Jun 01 '15 at 02:41
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I don't think so. – Khan Jun 01 '15 at 03:22
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When you talk about your own home, you may omit the preposition. But when you are talking about someone else's home, you need a preposition @DJMcMayhem. – Maulik V Jun 01 '15 at 05:30
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@MaulikV I know, I just thought it was strange to be talking about "her" but refer to "his". – DJMcMayhem Jun 01 '15 at 06:57
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+1 But in modern grammar, we analyze "home" as a preposition in the latter case. – Mohd Zulkanien Sarbini Aug 22 '17 at 15:13