8
votes
Accepted
Bring versus Take: specific example
It depends on where you are when the action occurs.
If you go to the counter and ask someone to move food at the counter to your table (at that moment), then:
Please take these items to my table.
...
8
votes
The correct usage of bring vs. take
In English, the use of "bring" vs. "take" seems closely matched with the use of "come" vs. "go". Related to your example:
Come to church with me.
Let's go to church together.
These requests ...
4
votes
The correct usage of bring vs. take
You ask people to bring things to the place you are, and you take things to the place you are going
So you are correct
You take him to church on Sunday.
On the other hand
Bring
Bring ...
2
votes
How do you use 'come' and 'go' and how different are they?
The English use of come and go is a little different from other languages. In English you first establish a point of view and evaluate direction from there. So, for example, if I imagine I am ...
2
votes
Accepted
Is "How far did Dan come in his Early access play of Subnautica?" grammatically correct?
How far did Dan come in his early access play of Subnautica?
There are two issues with this sentence. First and simplest, the idiomatic term for progress would be get.
The second issue is the ...
1
vote
Is "How far did Dan come in his Early access play of Subnautica?" grammatically correct?
Your sentence is fine except for the use of "come". The idiomatic question when asking degree of success in reaching some goal is:
How far did you get?
So in this case:
How far did Dan get in ...
1
vote
Meaning of "reach out" in relation to a song
You say "my song". That is an important context.
The idiomatic choice here is not reach out to but simply reach.
Do you think the song will reach everyone?
A person listening to the music can ...
1
vote
How do you use 'come' and 'go' and how different are they?
There is one party and three people: 1) the host, 2) a friend, and 3) you.
You might ask your friend
Are going to the party?
to see if they will attend the party, without further context it might ...
1
vote
How can I explain that a boy keeps coming in my home, without saying anything specific about the timing of when he comes?
If you want to mention that your friend Peter comes to your home frequently - then you have to say:
"Peter comes to my home frequently"
In this way you don't mention the exact time/s, you just ...
1
vote
The correct usage of bring vs. take
Technically, your husband's sentence would be correct IF he said it while he was at the church. Otherwise, your version would be correct.
There is a subtlety when we talk about bringing something ...
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible
Related Tags
deictic-verbs × 6word-usage × 3
meaning × 1
meaning-in-context × 1
word-choice × 1
sentence-construction × 1
grammaticality × 1
verbs × 1
questions × 1