Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
Thanks, I wasn't aware of that one. What is the correct usage for "brought"?
You use bring if you are physically in the place where the thing is travelling to. You use take if you are moving it from where you are when you speak.
"Bring that baby over here."
"I'm taking him into the other room."
Another pet peeve is borrow for lend. I first heard this with a co-worker from Sweden. OK, I gave him a pass, English as a second language. But I have heard many native English speakers doing the same thing. "Can you borrow me $10?"