'Bring,' 'Take,' and 'Carry.' 'The Queen's Gambit.' Sweepy Thing.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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We go through the simple rules for "bring" and "take," but then talk about the fun exceptions and dialect forms. Plus, how "The Queen's Gambit" can help us remember the difference between "gambit" and "gamut" (with "gamble" thrown in for good measure). Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Grammar Pop iOS game. Peeve Wars card game. Grammar Girl books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

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0:00.0	I'm Minyeon Fogarty and you can think of me as your friendly guide to the English language.
0:10.7	We talk about writing, history, rules, and cool stuff.
0:14.5	Today we'll talk about the difference between bring and take with some interesting
0:18.0	aside about dialect.
0:20.1	Then we'll talk about the word gamut and the queen's gambit.
0:23.9	And finally I'll have a family-like story for you.
0:27.1	And speaking of family-legged, last week I was interviewed in a story for the Atlantic
0:31.5	about family-legged, and I mentioned some of yours.
0:34.9	If you're listening, Renee from Monterey, your Stanley situation story made it in, so
0:40.5	you might want to check it out.
0:41.8	Again, it's in the Atlantic and the article is titled Why We Talk More Weirdly At Home.
0:46.8	You should be able to find it by searching online.
0:51.4	Today's first topic is bring versus take.
0:54.3	A lot of listeners have asked me to talk about this over the years.
0:57.7	Here's a recent caller.
0:59.4	Hi, grammar girl.
1:01.5	This is Sue Burns from Clive Iowa.
1:03.7	And I heard your recent podcast about borrow and blend and how people tend to get those
1:11.0	confused.
1:12.0	And it reminded me of something that may or may not be equivalent to that.
1:17.0	Years ago I was renting a room to a woman from France for the summer.
1:21.5	And she was telling me about a bunch of her coworkers were going to go out to the lake
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