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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Use of the word bring

a friend of ours says that we use the word bring incorrectly and should be using take instead ie. take this down to the car rather than bring this down to the car. I was under the impression that both words could be used in this case as they both have a similar meaning. Could you please advise?

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I expect we have lots of threads on this. It depends on where the speaker is. Bring home a loaf of bread when you come, dear.

— Avangi

  • I expect we have lots of threads on this.
  • It depends on where the speaker is.
  • Bring home a loaf of bread when you come, dear.
  • Take a loaf of this new brand home to your wife.
  • I'm sure she'll appreciate it.
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I expect we have lots of threads on this.

It depends on where the speaker is.

Bring home a loaf of bread when you come, dear.

Take a loaf of this new brand home to your wife. I'm sure she'll appreciate it.
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As far as it goes Avangi's comment is correct. However, the situation is far more complicated. See this entry in the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage for a fairly complete discussion.
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