Bring or get?

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If the following two sentences are both correct, do they mean the same thing?1) Will you get me a glass of water, please?2) Will you bring me a glass of water, please?Thank you.

Blue Jay · Accepted Answer

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If the following two sentences are both correct, do they mean the same thing?
1) Will you get me a glass of water, please?
2) Will you bring me a glass of water, please?
Thank you.

They are both correct, and if you were talking to, say, a waiter, they would mean the same thing.

Under other circumstances get and bring might have slightly different meanings, as bring would mean come to me with the item, while get could mean obtain the item for me, without actually requiring that it be transported to me.

CalifJim · Answer

I'd just add that we use "get" much more than "bring" when we talk about having someone carry things to us within the same general area. "bring" sounds more like someone almost has to get in a car and drive somewhere. It's not a hard and fast rule, but it's a little like this:

Can you get me that notepad on the table?
As long as you're in the kitchen, can you get me a gla

Can you get me that notepad on the table?
As long as you're in the kitchen, can you get me a glass of water?

The next time you come over to my place, could you bring the book I lent you?
I'd like you to come to my party Friday night. Bring your girlfriend too.

'bring' can be used as a second choice in the first two examples, but 'get' doesn't work in the last two. That may be because 'get' implies some preliminary action of searching for or preparing in some way the object to be carried.

CJ

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