Where'd You Get That From Vs Where'd You Take That From

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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. where'd you get that from vs where'd you take that from

• Thread starter Thread starter blingbang
• Start date Start date May 20, 2009

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blingbang

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Italy, Italian which one is more appropriate? "where'd you get that line from?" or "where'd you take that line from?" they both sound good to me even though i'm not sure-- thanks for your help D

Dimcl

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British Columbia, Canada Canadian English Please provide some context. Is this a line of text, a fishing line, a piece of rope? We can't tell which is more appropriate when we don't know what it is appropriate for. B

blingbang

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Italy, Italian

Dimcl said: Please provide some context. Is this a line of text, a fishing line, a piece of rope? We can't tell which is more appropriate when we don't know what it is appropriate for. Click to expand...

that's a line of text M

manon33

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blingbang said: which one is more appropriate? "where'd you get that line from?" or "where'd you take that line from?" they both sound good to me even though i'm not sure-- thanks for your help Click to expand...

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blingbang

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Italy, Italian i knew it. just out of curiosity... why is the 2nd question wrong? thanks again

Loob

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English UK It might not be wrong ... in context. Can you give us your context, blingbang? B

blingbang

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Italy, Italian

Loob said: It might not be wrong ... in context. Can you give us your context, blingbang? Click to expand...

a friend of mine (just for the record.. he's a native speaker too) posted a line from a song and i asked him:" "where'd you take this line from" ..since he answered "i GOT it from..." i thought immediately i had made a mistake, also i've always used "where'd you GET this..." in this type of context.

Loob

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English UK Hello again, blingbang. Yes, "get" would be more natural than "take" in that context. So your instincts are right A

Alxmrphi

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NW England UK English "get" in this way is similar to the meaning "find" ... when using the verb "take" it implies it was removed from somewhere, it's no longer where it was originally (thought for other usages of this sense 'get' can also be (and is normally) used) This is by far no conclusive description of the verb 'get' as it can be used in hundreds of other ways, but here, in your context, it basically means 'find', and here 'take' implies something else. I can completely understand how you thought this usage might sound normal as it is used in similar sorts of sentences.. "Then my friend burst into the room, and repeated this line he'd taken(got) from one of Shakespear's sonnets" "Then he uttered the famous line, taken from the musical "WordReference on Ice" in which Loob declared..." You use 'take' when you would do something with the word, like an instruction for a game might say "Look in the newspaper and take 3 words from the first sentence and 3 words from the last sentence... <and do something>" Last edited: May 20, 2009 B

blingbang

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Alxmrphi said: "get" in this way is similar to the meaning "find" ... when using the verb "take" it implies it was removed from somewhere, it's no longer where it was originally (thought for other usages of this sense 'get' can also be (and is normally) used) This is by far no conclusive description of the verb 'get' as it can be used in hundreds of other ways, but here, in your context, it basically means 'find', and here 'take' implies something else. I can completely understand how you thought this usage might sound normal as it is used in similar sorts of sentences.. "Then my friend burst into the room, and repeated this line he'd taken(got) from one of Shakespear's sonnets" "Then he uttered the famous line, taken from the musical "WordReference on Ice" in which Loob declared..." You use 'take' when you would do something with the word, like an instruction for a game might say "Look in the newspaper and take 3 words from the first sentence and 3 words from the last sentence... <and do something>" Click to expand...

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