by "Matti Lamprhey" <matti@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 20, 2008 at 10:30 PM
"dorris26" <dorris26@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote...
> > please tell me what's the difference between usage of these two
> > verbs
> -- "to bring" and "to fetch". thanks.
"Fetch" can in many contexts be equivalent to "Bring me".
"Bring your wife" would be used when the person addressed has been
invited to a gathering; the speaker secondarily invites the wife.
"Bring me your wife" (= Fetch your wife) would imply that the person
addressed is to act purely as a messenger, and his post-fetch presence
is probably not required.
Matti
