Re: reportet speach

Django Cat wrote:
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> > I presume this is meant to be ironic - it's difficult to describe 
> > standard American usage as bad usage since the overwhelming majority of 
> > English speakers are no speakers of American English - the rest of us 
> > have to like it or lump it.
>
>
> Absolutely.  And many forms of AmE place greater emphasis on
> grammatical accuracy and clear enuciation that BrE equivalents.
>
>
> > On the substantive matter under discussion I have no problem whatsoever 
> > with the use of "bring" in the sense of "take with you".
>
>
> Einde, apologies for jumping to conclusions based on your name, but I
> wonder if this reflects your own background?  There seems to be a
> usage in Irish varieties of English where 'bring' is used where other
> varieties would prefer 'take'.  Things like:-
>
> "I remember the first day my father brought us to the school".
>
> I'm reading Joyce at the moment and this usage crops up a lot.
>
> I'd feel very inclined to correct Franzi's usage here.
It is precisely because of my background that I find nothing strange 
with the usage - that was precisely the point I was trying to make - 
this usage is acceptable standard Irish English - and I believe it may 
also be acceptable usage in at least parts of America and Canada.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan