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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

take a person somewhere (in a car)

Hello,
Is it true that we can't say "I will take you to the zoo tomorrow morning." if I am actually going to drive the person there?

Is it also acceptable to say: "I will run you to the zoo tomorrow morning."?
  

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" if I am actually going to drive the person there? No. In fact, "take" can mean two slightly different things here -- either merely to transport the person there (for any purpose), or to accompany them on a visit to the zoo as a treat or outing, often said to a child.

— GPY

  • " if I am actually going to drive the person there?
  • No.
  • In fact, "take" can mean two slightly different things here -- either merely to transport the person there (for any purpose), or to accompany them on a visit to the zoo as a treat or outing, often said to a child.
  • Neither of these precludes the possibility that the speaker will drive the other person there.
  • "?
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Gene93Is it true that we can't say "I will take you to the zoo tomorrow morning." if I am actually going to drive the person there?
No.

In fact, "take" can mean two slightly different things here -- either merely to transport the person there (for any purpose), or to accompany them on a visit to the zoo as a treat or outing, often said to a child
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