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Alright, readers, we’re going to a party today. Since we’re in the Hoosier state, and everybody here has a family recipe for something delicious, the party is going to be a pitch-in. We’ll be taking my grandmother’s strawberry and rhubarb pie. Or will we be bringing it? Do you know?

The verbs “bring” and “take” are two sides of the same action – and which one you use depends upon which side you are on. In the case above, since the pie will be traveling with us to the party, we would say we are taking it. If I was already at the party, though, and for some reason forgot the pie at home (Side note: I never forget about pie,) I might call you and ask you to bring it with you. Did you catch the difference?

As with most verbs, the trick to determining whether to use “bring” or “take” lies in paying attention to the direction of the action. “Take” is used when an object is heading away from the speaker (i.e. “Take that cat away from me. I think I’m allergic to it.”). “Bring” is used when an object is heading toward the speaker (i.e. “Bring me the remote, please.”)

You can take away a bad driver’s license. You can take out food. You can take a get well card to a sick friend. On the flip side, when you get sick a friend could bring you soup. If you lock yourself out of your car, your wife could bring you the spare set of keys. And if you were hosting a party, you could invite guests to bring their friends – of course, then you would have to share the pie with more people.

Getting “bring” and “take” right can be simple, if you let it. If you find yourself confused about which to use, simply take a step back, look at where the speaker is (if it isn’t you) and figure out whether the object being described is moving toward or away from him/her. And remember: While you could take pie away from me, I’d much prefer you bring it toward me.


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Bringing you a grammar lesson

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Alright, readers, we’re going to a party today. Since we’re in the Hoosier state, and everybody here has a family recipe for something delicious, the party is going to be a pitch-in. We’ll be taking my grandmother’s strawberry and rhubarb pie. Or will we be bringing it? Do you know?

The verbs “bring” and “take” are two sides of the same action – and which one you use depends upon which side you are on. In the case above, since the pie will be traveling with us to the party, we would say we are taking it. If I was already at the party, though, and for some reason forgot the pie at home (Side note: I never forget about pie,) I might call you and ask you to bring it with you. Did you catch the difference?

As with most verbs, the trick to determining whether to use “bring” or “take” lies in paying attention to the direction of the action. “Take” is used when an object is heading away from the speaker (i.e. “Take that cat away from me. I think I’m allergic to it.”). “Bring” is used when an object is heading toward the speaker (i.e. “Bring me the remote, please.”)

You can take away a bad driver’s license. You can take out food. You can take a get well card to a sick friend. On the flip side, when you get sick a friend could bring you soup. If you lock yourself out of your car, your wife could bring you the spare set of keys. And if you were hosting a party, you could invite guests to bring their friends – of course, then you would have to share the pie with more people.

Getting “bring” and “take” right can be simple, if you let it. If you find yourself confused about which to use, simply take a step back, look at where the speaker is (if it isn’t you) and figure out whether the object being described is moving toward or away from him/her. And remember: While you could take pie away from me, I’d much prefer you bring it toward me.


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Bringing you a grammar lesson

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Alright, readers, we’re going to a party today. Since we’re in the Hoosier state, and everybody here has a family recipe for something delicious, the party is going to be a pitch-in. We’ll be taking my grandmother’s strawberry and rhubarb pie. Or will we be bringing it? Do you know?

The verbs “bring” and “take” are two sides of the same action – and which one you use depends upon which side you are on. In the case above, since the pie will be traveling with us to the party, we would say we are taking it. If I was already at the party, though, and for some reason forgot the pie at home (Side note: I never forget about pie,) I might call you and ask you to bring it with you. Did you catch the difference?

As with most verbs, the trick to determining whether to use “bring” or “take” lies in paying attention to the direction of the action. “Take” is used when an object is heading away from the speaker (i.e. “Take that cat away from me. I think I’m allergic to it.”). “Bring” is used when an object is heading toward the speaker (i.e. “Bring me the remote, please.”)

You can take away a bad driver’s license. You can take out food. You can take a get well card to a sick friend. On the flip side, when you get sick a friend could bring you soup. If you lock yourself out of your car, your wife could bring you the spare set of keys. And if you were hosting a party, you could invite guests to bring their friends – of course, then you would have to share the pie with more people.

Getting “bring” and “take” right can be simple, if you let it. If you find yourself confused about which to use, simply take a step back, look at where the speaker is (if it isn’t you) and figure out whether the object being described is moving toward or away from him/her. And remember: While you could take pie away from me, I’d much prefer you bring it toward me.


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