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Old March 10, 2010, 10:11 AM
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American/ British English usage?
I suspect this may be an American/ British English problem...
This is from an article written about how to shop "better". (The article is not written by a supermarket)

Lastly, bring your own shopping bags with you to the supermarket

Can you see any problems with this sentence?
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Old March 10, 2010, 10:19 AM
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I suspect this may be an American/ British English problem...
This is from an article written about how to shop "better". (The article is not written by a supermarket)

Lastly, bring your own shopping bags with you to the supermarket

Can you see any problems with this sentence?
Odio la palabras: lastly y firstly, pero este frase no parece incorrecto.
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Odio la palabras: lastly y firstly, pero este frase no parece incorrecto.
Firstly is correct. The other should be at last, not lastly...
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Lo correcto en la frase es llevar tus propias bolsas del super... menos basura siempre es mejor.
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I suspect this may be an American/ British English problem...
This is from an article written about how to shop "better". (The article is not written by a supermarket)

Lastly, bring your own shopping bags with you to the supermarket

Can you see any problems with this sentence?
I'd prefer "take", which I think is what you're getting at.
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Old March 11, 2010, 03:10 AM
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I'd prefer "take", which I think is what you're getting at.
It's exactly what I'm getting at!
For me bring is an action that goes towards the speaker and take is away from the speaker.

He brought me a coffee.
I take my lunch to work.

So, if the American English speakers see nothing wrong in the use of bring and take in the original sentence it's an example of BR Eng V Am Eng, is it?
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Old March 11, 2010, 04:08 AM
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US variety here: sounds fine to me.

In Spanish, the distinction between "llevar" and "traer" is clear, just like you use it in British English (I suppose).

You might have seen "BYOB" parties. Bring your own beer.

And we frequently say, "I have to bring the kids to school" or "I'm bringing her to the airport tomorrow morning."
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It's exactly what I'm getting at!
For me bring is an action that goes towards the speaker and take is away from the speaker.

He brought me a coffee.
I take my lunch to work.

So, if the American English speakers see nothing wrong in the use of bring and take in the original sentence it's an example of BR Eng V Am Eng, is it?
I totally agree. I have also heard Irish people 'bringing' things when I would 'take' them.
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US variety here: sounds fine to me.

In Spanish, the distinction between "llevar" and "traer" is clear, just like you use it in British English (I suppose).

You might have seen "BYOB" parties. Bring your own beer.

And we frequently say, "I have to bring the kids to school" or "I'm bringing her to the airport tomorrow morning."
I would never say either of those. I would take the kids to school or bring them home from school, & take someone to the airport.
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Firstly is correct. The other should be at last, not lastly...
It would have to be lastly or finally.

At last = por fin.
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Old March 11, 2010, 04:44 AM
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I would never say either of those. I would take the kids to school or bring them home from school, & take someone to the airport
You didn't say what variety you spoke. American or British?
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