Questions tagged [bring-take]
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To bring or to take? (British English)
I have a question about the use of these verbs, “bring” and “take”, in two specific situations.
1_‘The postman took the letter to my house.’
(context: I was not at home when saying this, but I was ...
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what to use: bring or take
To understand the meaning of the usage of bring and take: is it correct to say 'I was picked up from the hospital and was brought home.' and 'My husband picked me up from the hospital and took me home'...
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Bring me vs Take me [duplicate]
I'm having a problem with a the use of Bring vs Take. I know, more or less, the difference between bring and take but in this case the "thing" that has to be moved from here to a different place is ...
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Take vs taking - Which is more appropriate here?
Having a small confusion between the following sentences:
"Enigma combines organic and electronic sounds, and takes you on a mystical
journey..."
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"Enigma combines organic and electronic sounds, ...
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I'll take you home / I'll bring you home
Being both non-natives, I had some discussion today about the following situation: suppose you're at a party and you want to take/bring your drunk buddy home.
I believe that:
"I'll take you home" ...
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What is the correct usage of "bring" and "take"? [duplicate]
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“Bring” vs. “take” in American English
I used to have what I thought was a good grasp on using the words 'bring' and 'take' until I moved to the south. ...
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"Please would you take the television down?" [closed]
We have a TV that folds into the roof in our car and one morning, as it was folded away my son asked, "Please would you take the television down?".
I didn't think this was the correct use of the ...
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"Bring" versus "take" [duplicate]
My mother used to correct me all the time when I was younger when I would talk about bringing a toy to a friend’s house instead of taking it there.
Which is correct, and why?
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"Bring" vs. "take" in American English
English (other than American English) has a clear differentiation between the two words. Both are about translocating something. In "bring" the something of somebody is moved to where the speaker is ...
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