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Ljswave Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

could you explain the nuance of two sentences that "i take her home vs i get her home"?

could you explain the nuance of two sentences that "i take her home vs i get her home"? my opinion: i'm not A English native speaker. so i don't know the nuance of them. i knew "take is used in the situation when we choose things that place in front of us. but get is used in the situation when we try to find things that don't place in front of us." am i right? so i feel we use "i take her home " when we can take her home easily" but we use "i get her home" when we can get her home under the difficult situation to take her home. anyway i'm confused about how to get and take ,pls explain in detail.
  

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Hi, Yes, 'get' here implies some difficulty was involved. eg I told Mary I'd take her home after dinner. Halfway there, my car had a flat tire.

— Clive

  • Hi, Yes, 'get' here implies some difficulty was involved.
  • eg I told Mary I'd take her home after dinner.
  • Halfway there, my car had a flat tire.
  • Then it started to snow.
  • I got her home at 2 am.
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Hi,

Yes, 'get' here implies some difficulty was involved.

eg I told Mary I'd take her home after dinner. Halfway there, my car had a flat tire. Then it started to snow. I got her home at 2 am.

Clive
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When you take someone home, you accompany them all the way to their home.
When you get someone home, you may or may not accompany them.
When you get someone home, you only assure that they arrive at their home.
You can get someone home by putting them on a bus, or on a plane, or you can ask a friend to take them home.

Also, if you mention a time, the time usually applies to th
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