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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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bring .. out

Isn't natural to say,

(a) He forgot to bring his dentures out for dinner.

(b) He still forgot to wear his dentures for dinner.

(c) He forgot to take his dentures out for dinner.
  

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Vincent Teo (a) He forgot to bring his dentures out for dinner. Sounds like he forgot to bring his wife out for dinner. Also, you bring things here ; you take things there .

  • Vincent Teo (a) He forgot to bring his dentures out for dinner.
  • Sounds like he forgot to bring his wife out for dinner.
  • Also, you bring things here ; you take things there .
  • You'll probably need to use more words: He forgot to take his dentures with him when he went out for dinner.
  • (b) He still forgot to wear his dentures when he went for /to dinner.
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Vincent Teo(a) He forgot to bring his dentures out for dinner. Sounds like he forgot to bring his wife out for dinner. Also, you bring things here; you take things there. You'll probably need to use more words: He forgot to take his dentures with him when he went out for dinner.

(b) He still forgot to wear his dentures

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