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| Bert Trautmanns neck brace (07/04/2008)
Glad to see that the forum's intellectual level is rising this morning. As I said on another thread some days ago, I particularly dislike the misuse of "bring" and "take". The Irish seem to completely miss the point. What!? I'll bring you outside and give you a hiding fot that!
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| My wife is Irish and she has no conception of the difference between them.
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| Bert Trautmanns neck brace (07/04/2008)
My wife is Irish and she has no conception of the difference between them.I don't follow you. Please explain.
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| Labmonkey (07/04/2008)
'There, their and they're' really isn't as complicated as some people like to think it is. Just think about what it is you're trying to say and it's quite straightforward.I can never understand getting that wrong. It should be punishable by hanging
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| slart (07/04/2008)
Bert Trautmanns neck brace (07/04/2008)
My wife is Irish and she has no conception of the difference between them.I don't follow you. Please explain. Bring is action toward, Take is action away. For me. Not for Yanks. I can't say I've noticed an Irish usage difference. Edit: That may look incredibly patronising, and it wasn't meant to.
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| | Benny explains it well. In another post you-Slart - said "I want to bring my niece to the pictures". You should take her to the pictures. Unless you are already at the pctures then you would have her brought to you. After the pictures you would take her home.
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| Bert Trautmanns neck brace (07/04/2008)
Benny explains it well. In another post you-Slart - said "I want to bring my niece to the pictures". You should take her to the pictures. Unless you are already at the pctures then you would have her brought to you. After the pictures you would take her home. I wouldn't go straight home. I'd bring her for an ice-cream first!
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| Bert Trautmanns neck brace (07/04/2008)
Benny explains it well.
In another post you-Slart - said "I want to bring my niece to the pictures".
You should take her to the pictures.
Unless you are already at the pctures then you would have her brought to you.
After the pictures you would take her home.
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| slart (07/04/2008)
Bert Trautmanns neck brace (07/04/2008)
Benny explains it well.
In another post you-Slart - said "I want to bring my niece to the pictures".
You should take her to the pictures.
Unless you are already at the pctures then you would have her brought to you.
After the pictures you would take her home.
I wouldn't go straight home. I'd bring her for an ice-cream first!
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