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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: emigrant #131154 08/06/04 02:32 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC I never understood why there was so much controversy 9over bring vs take. The rule is simple and unequivocal. Bring means to move someone or something toward the speaker, take means to move the object away. My latest pet peeve is introduce, as in someone standing there on television "Let me introduce you to the next President of the United States." ARGH, as James J. Kilpatrick is wont to say, "Let me introduce to you the ext President of the United States." TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted emigrant monkeygirl 08/05/04 02:38 PM Re: emigrant Alex Williams 08/05/04 02:46 PM Re: emigrant Father Steve 08/05/04 06:58 PM Re: emigrant shanks 08/05/04 07:18 PM Re: emigrant AnnaStrophic 08/05/04 07:29 PM Re: emigrant TEd Remington 08/06/04 02:32 PM Re: emigrant belMarduk 08/06/04 02:44 PM Take / bring TEd Remington 08/06/04 04:04 PM Re: Introduce belMarduk 08/06/04 04:29 PM Re: Take / bring Faldage 08/06/04 10:27 PM Re: Take / bring Capfka 08/07/04 01:30 AM Re: Take / bring TEd Remington 08/07/04 01:46 AM Re: dexis jheem 08/07/04 12:51 PM Re: Take / bring Faldage 08/07/04 01:37 PM Re: Take / bring TEd Remington 08/07/04 09:00 PM Re: Take / bring Faldage 08/07/04 09:20 PM Re: Take / bring Capfka 08/08/04 04:25 AM Re: emigrant maahey 08/06/04 11:45 AM Re: emigrant Faldage 08/05/04 09:15 PM Re: bring vs take Jomama 08/06/04 04:29 AM Re: bring vs take Faldage 08/06/04 10:30 AM Re: bring vs take Jomama 08/07/04 04:36 AM Re: jello salad... Buffalo Shrdlu 08/07/04 10:37 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,919 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 749 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 29 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,910 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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