Bring a dictionary; put your foot down
Nathan Bierma, Minds editor
"On Language"
Chicago Tribune
October 23, 2007

Q. Please discuss the differences between "bring" and "take." I hear people say, "I will bring the clothes to the dry cleaners." I would say, "I will take the clothes."

-- Jeanne Martineau, Chicago

A. The old rule is that "bring" is an action that comes toward you and "take" is an action that goes away from you. But this is a two-dimensional model for a three-dimensional world.

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