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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Get or bring

What is the difference in meaning between 'get and bring' in this case, and which is the correct usage?

The store is going to get new products next month.
The store is going to bring new products next month.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

The store is going to get new products next month. OK. 'Get' here mans 'receive'.

— Clive

  • The store is going to get new products next month.
  • OK.
  • 'Get' here mans 'receive'.
  • The store is going to bring new products next month.
  • N ot OK.
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The store is going to get new products next month. OK. 'Get' here mans 'receive'.
The store is going to bring new products next month. Not OK. Basically, 'bring' means 'move from some other place to here'.
Stores don't bring things. eg Trucks bring things.to stores.

Clive
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CliveThe store is going to get new products next month. OK. 'Get' here mans 'receive'.The store is going to bring new products next month. Not OK. Basically, 'bring' means 'move from some other place to here'.Stores don't bring things. eg Trucks bring things.to stores.Clive
Thanks for your help teacher.

How about if I say a person is going to bring, a
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Broadly speaking, yes, that's fine..

But the detailed meaning depends on the context.
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I don't like to make generalizations.. Get has a whole page of definitions in my dictionary, and bring has a half-page.

get is fine for receive/buy.

bring You can say eg Mary went shopping and brought home a TV. This implies 'buy'.

PS - Your last post seems to have vanished!
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CliveI don't like to make generalizations.. Get has a whole page of definitions in my dictionary, and bring has a half-page.
Yes, that’s true, but I was trying to find out main differences.
Cliveget is fine for receive/buy.
Great.
Clivebring You can say eg Mary went shopping and brought home a TV. Thi
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I think you have a reasonably good understanding of this.
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CliveI think you have a reasonably good understanding of this.
Great thanks. I would just like a final confirmation from you. You pointed out that in my first example that get was correct and implies receive, but bring was not correct as it implies move (which is its general meaning). So do you agree that while bring could im
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CliveYes.
Great. Thank you very much for your valuable help and time teacher!
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