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What is the difference between these sentences?
I forgot to BRING my resume.
I forgot to BRING ALONG my resume.
In my own understanding, they don't really mean different and that along is not necessary in the sentence.
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The first sentence is what you'd hear (in the US). The second sentence, as a result of the added word "along," has a devil-may-care tone, as though the speaker is not concerned that he forgot his resume.
- The first sentence is what you'd hear (in the US).
- The second sentence, as a result of the added word "along," has a devil-may-care tone, as though the speaker is not concerned that he forgot his resume.
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The first sentence is what you'd hear (in the US). The second sentence, as a result of the added word "along," has a devil-may-care tone, as though the speaker is not concerned that he forgot his resume.
0Guren Firipputhey don't really mean anything different andthatalong is not necessary in the sentence.
Correct.
to bring my resume = to bring my resume along = to bring my resume with me = to bring my resume along with me
Sometimes we use 'bring along' to indicate that we are bringing someth
0Guren FirippuI forgot to BRING my resume.
Formal. A sincere regret.
Guren FirippuI forgot to BRING ALONG my resume.
This is more casual. Although it means the same, I would not use it.
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