Please, please, please learn the difference between "bring" and "take". They are not interchangeable. You take something from here to there. You bring something from there to here. See?
For example, I'm in the back hallway and I say:
Take this beer into the kitchen and put it in the fridge.
After that I might say:
Bring me a beer.
See? Don't "bring" this beer into the kitchen.
Harumph.
May I add to your list and include my pet language peeve?
ReplyDeleteHow many times have you had people tell you that something needs to be flushed out? Like down the toilet?
No...the proper term is not flushed out, it's fleshed out. Like, you have a skeleton and now you need to put meat (flesh) on the bones.
Why is it that so many find this one so very hard to understand?
So, quit with the plumbing references and remember to beef up the outline!
Okay....back to the original "rule." What's the rule in the English language grammar that dictates that? Just curious.
ReplyDeleteIt's really easier than it seems. You take work home from the office. Once you're there, you've brought work home. Take out the trash, bring in the mail - it's a relative/spacial thing. Check out this hub:hubpages.com/hub/Grammar_Mishaps__Bring_vs_Take
ReplyDeleteit's a good explanation.
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