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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Plz help: Request for food

I asking a friend to get me food on his way to my place, but I am not sure where to put with you, as in he is getting the food with him. Please advise!

Get me something with you to eat.
Get me something to eat with you.
  

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Those expressions are not correct. I suggest - eg He is getting me some food. Please get me some food.

— Clive

  • Those expressions are not correct.
  • I suggest - eg He is getting me some food.
  • Please get me some food.
  • Please bring me some food.
  • Please bring some food with you.
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Those expressions are not correct.
I suggest -
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He is getting me some food.

Please get me some food.
Please bring me some food.
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Thanks.

So there is no way for 'with you' to work in your first sentence.

Is this also wrong: please get me some food with you.
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So there is no way for 'with you' to work in your first sentence. No

Is this also wrong: please get me some food with you Yes, it's wrong.

If you say
eg He got some food with me
it sounds like you both
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Thanks. But I don't see why you could use 'with you' in bring some food with you, and not in bring me some food. Would you clarify please?
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Please get me some food with you. This makes no sense.

Please get me some food to eat with you.
This means
- the person gets food
- the person brings the food to you.
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So this last sentence has all these three meanings together?

My intention was with the first two meanings and without the eating together part.

Also, what is the difference between these:

bring some food with you.
bring me some food.

Why can't the with you be used in the second? Does 'me' not allow that?
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So this last sentence has all these three meanings together? It means that all 3 things will happen, one after the other.

My intention was with the first two meanings and without the eating together part. In the sentence, The 'with you' applies to the eating activity, not to the 'getting' activity'. I don't see what 'get . .
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I think I understand. Because I also thought that using with you makes it awkward.

As you have said, my intention ,in short sentences, is to say:
That he gets the food on his way home.
And I eat the food without him.

So, I guess 'get me the food with you' just sounds awkward and does not work, and it would be enough just to same: bring me some food or get me some food on
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Yes, I think so.

( When you phrase a sentence as an imperative, eg Get me some food', it is customary to add 'please'. )

Clive
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Thank you. I will make sure to do that.

By the way, are both ' on his way back home or back to home' correct? So, should 'to' be used or not?
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