Why (oh why) do Irish people use "bring" instead of "take"?

Iwannahurl · 19-03-2011 01:31PM #1

Among other things, bring means "to come conveying".

In Ireland we are always bringing things when we should, strictly speaking, be taking them.

Are you a bringer or a taker?

Here's a brief online explanation and usage test: http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/bring-vs-take

Please post your score here.

19-03-2011 01:33PM

The leave vs let thing is what bothers me...
"please leave me know"
"they should leave them go home"
"just leave me sit down"

IT DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE

p.s. I got full marks on your test OP

amacachi · 19-03-2011 01:33PM

Can you ___ me to the station?
Correct!
take
bring

I've ___ my car with me.
Correct!
took
brought

Would you mind ___ your newspaper over here?
Correct!
bringing
taking

She wants you to ___ her away from here.
Correct!
take
bring

When you come to my house ___ your sister with you.
Correct!
take
bring

If you go shopping, remember to ___ your credit card with you.
Correct!
take
bring

TPD · 19-03-2011 01:34PM

Correctamundo - would probably be different if they'd put the test before the explanation though.

barbarians · 19-03-2011 01:36PM

I only got one wrong.

What difference does it make anyway, they both sound fine to me.

phasers · 19-03-2011 01:36PM

Irish people do that because there stupid

Weather or not their doing it on purpus is inclear.

amacachi · 19-03-2011 01:36PM

TPD wrote: »

Correctamundo - would probably be different if they'd put the test before the explanation though.

I copied and pasted it to show I'd answered straightaway. TBH as I was doing it I doubted a few but it turns out I'm smarter than I thought. :pac:

minikin · 19-03-2011 01:37PM

I just brought your little test there... got all the answers right.... take 'em on biatches.

amacachi · 19-03-2011 01:37PM

barbarians wrote: »

I only got one wrong.

What difference does it make anyway, they both sound fine to me.

"Bring" is a far better word anyway, got a couple of nice sounds in it.

Partridge007 · 19-03-2011 01:39PM

isn't 'taker' like a slang word amongst the gay community?

ejmaztec · 19-03-2011 01:39PM

phasers wrote: »

Irish people do that because there stupid

Weather or not their doing it on purpus is inclear.

Stop bringing the piss!

mike65 · 19-03-2011 01:40PM

Its due to the sentence structure as Gaeilge I think.

superfish · 19-03-2011 01:44PM

Irish say tree instead of three, they say shtick instead of stick, they say sangwitch instead of sandwich and a pair of scissors is a scissors, a pencil sharpener is a topper. seems to me the english language was lost in translation

ye feckin potato eatin eejits

AnonoBoy · 19-03-2011 01:48PM

"Will you bring/take me to the station?"

Correct translation:

Any chance of a lift down the train stop boss?

Agricola · 19-03-2011 01:49PM

Every Saturday evening I get a fish n chip in the local bringaway

AnonoBoy · 19-03-2011 01:50PM

superfish wrote: »

Irish say tree instead of three, they say shtick instead of stick, they say sangwitch instead of sandwich and a pair of scissors is a scissors, a pencil sharpener is a topper. seems to me the english language was lost in translation ye feckin potato eatin eejits

That's pronunciation mostly not incorrect grammar which is what the OP is talking about.

Reading comprehension not your strongest point eh hotshot?

philologos · 19-03-2011 01:50PM

I got the first one wrong apparently.

I suspect the most popular grammatical mistakes today will be a part of common English in a few decades time. Language shifts and changes according to common usage.

im invisible · 19-03-2011 01:52PM

Every Saturday evening I get a fish n chip in the local bringaway

and then watch that new show 'Bring me out'

phasers · 19-03-2011 01:52PM

superfish wrote: »

Irish say tree instead of three, they say shtick instead of stick, they say sangwitch instead of sandwich and a pair of scissors is a scissors, a pencil sharpener is a topper. seems to me the english language was lost in translation ye feckin potato eatin eejits

No, it's a parer.

A topper is one of those things you get for free from a box of cornflakes.

Like these guys.

RachaelVO · 19-03-2011 01:53PM

I believe it's called HibernoEnglish and we do it all the time and we have pharses
that no other english speaking country in the world has.

Fail to see that it's that big a deal, there is "local" english everywhere

the keen edge · 19-03-2011 01:55PM

superfish wrote: »

Irish say tree instead of three, they say shtick instead of stick, they say sangwitch instead of sandwich and a pair of scissors is a scissors, a pencil sharpener is a topper. seems to me the english language was lost in translation ye feckin potato eatin eejits

I find it most humorous that you have mistaken incorrect pronunciation for incorrect word usage.

I laugh heartily at your poor grasp of the structure of the English language old chap.

yoursaviour1989 · 19-03-2011 01:57PM

phasers wrote: »

Irish people do that because there stupid

Weather or not their doing it on purpus is inclear.

Pot, meet kettle

m@cc@ · 19-03-2011 02:00PM

yoursaviour1989 wrote: »

Pot, meet kettle

I hope that was ironic. Sadly, I fear not.

Mr Benevolent · 19-03-2011 02:00PM

Grammar Nazi forum tbh.

Someone will take you there now.

superfish · 19-03-2011 02:00PM

jesus lads ya awful easy to wind up

Xivilai · 19-03-2011 02:03PM

I got the first and last one wrong

FTGFOP · 19-03-2011 02:09PM

bluewolf wrote: »

The leave vs let thing is what bothers me...
"please leave me know"
"they should leave them go home"
"just leave me sit down"

IT DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE

By your leave.

sollar · 19-03-2011 02:11PM

Not speaking the queens english properly you should be ashamed of yourselves

oppenheimer1 · 19-03-2011 02:17PM

Iwannahurl wrote: »

Among other things, bring means "to come conveying".

In Ireland we are always bringing things when we should, strictly speaking, be taking them.

Are you a bringer or a taker?

Here's a brief online explanation and usage test: http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/bring-vs-take

Please post your score here.

why (oh why) does it continually have to be pointed out that it's hiberno english.
:rolleyes:

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 19-03-2011 02:28PM

superfish wrote: »

Irish say tree instead of three, they say shtick instead of stick, they say sangwitch instead of sandwich and a pair of scissors is a scissors, a pencil sharpener is a topper. seems to me the english language was lost in translation ye feckin potato eatin eejits

Topper sounds like something a Beano character would say.

Dionysus · 19-03-2011 02:30PM

Iwannahurl wrote: »

Among other things, bring means "to come conveying".

In Ireland we are always bringing things when we should, strictly speaking, be taking them.

Are you a bringer or a taker?

Here's a brief online explanation and usage test: http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/bring-vs-take

Please post your score here.

hehe. Me Mammy's online!

Why (oh why) do Irish people use "bring" instead of "take"?

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