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Taka Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Bring/take

What is the difference in meaning between the two below?

A few minutes' walk will take you there.
A few minutes' walk will bring you there.
  

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The second is less acceptable, at least for all normal situations, since 'there' indicates a location presumably away from both the speaker and listener.

— Mister Micawber

  • The second is less acceptable, at least for all normal situations, since 'there' indicates a location presumably away from both the speaker and listener.
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The second is less acceptable, at least for all normal situations, since 'there' indicates a location presumably away from both the speaker and listener.
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So it it were, say, "the bus stop" instead, would the difference simply be "there (take)" vs "here (bring)"?
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Yes, or any other noun object.
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OK.

Getting back to this:

A few minutes' walk will bring you there.

If "there" was the speaker's home, and he focused his mind on his home, thinking about his family or something, feeling as if he was there, wouldn't it possible?
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TakaA few minutes' walk will bring you there.If "there" was the speaker's home, and he focused his mind on his home, thinking about his family or something, feeling as if he was there, wouldn't it possible?
Anything's possible. Nevertheless, 'bring' and 'there' collocate poorly.
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I see.

I don't know why, but somehow "bring+there" didn't seem as awkward as "take+here", so I asked the question.

Thanks, MM!
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