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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
to take/get something out
Hello,
A friend of mine asked me which sentence sounded better: "Could you take/get a few plates out of the cupboard, please?", "He took/got the guitar out of the case and played a few songs for us." and "She took/got the pen out of her handbag and signed the papers."
I would definitely use "get" in the first, but I have a preference for "take" in the second and the third. I don't know why "get" sounds better in the first sentence, but I have heard native speakers use it that way. What do you think is the difference between the two verbs here?
Thank you
A friend of mine asked me which sentence sounded better: "Could you take/get a few plates out of the cupboard, please?", "He took/got the guitar out of the case and played a few songs for us." and "She took/got the pen out of her handbag and signed the papers."
I would definitely use "get" in the first, but I have a preference for "take" in the second and the third. I don't know why "get" sounds better in the first sentence, but I have heard native speakers use it that way. What do you think is the difference between the two verbs here?
Thank you
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Gene93 What do you think is the difference between the two verbs here? You have a preference for "get" when it means "fetch". That's normal.
- Gene93 What do you think is the difference between the two verbs here?
- You have a preference for "get" when it means "fetch".
- That's normal.
- Fetching implies going to get (something) and to bring (it) back because it is needed (somewhere).
- It's more than just taking.
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Gene93What do you think is the difference between the two verbs here?You have a preference for "get" when it means "fetch". That's normal. Fetching implies going to get (something) and to bring (it) back because it is needed (somewhere). It's more than just taking.
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Yeah, that makes sense. I couldn't explain it to my friend, though. Well, I can't teach. 
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