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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Bring this with you". It should be "take this with you".[/quote]

Depends[/quote]Really? Seriously, do you have an example of when it's OK to say bring this with you?[/quote]

I’m going to Joes tonight and I’m suppose to bring something.

You could bring his favorite beer or a bottle of wine, he like red.[/quote]Sorry, should be take.[/quote]

You’re wrong.

Google it.[/quote]

DP here and I did look it up. Its not a clear cut as you claim.

"While bring often implies movement toward the speaker, and take often implies movement away from the speaker, [b]either word is used when it's unclear or unimportant what the direction of the motion is[/b]: "Bring the Merriam-Webster dictionary with you to the pub""

The longer explanation can be found here. 
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/bring-vs-take-usage#:~:text=While%20bring%20often%20implies%20movement,with%20you%20to%20the%20pub%22[/quote]

So you agree that “bring” is not incorrect.[/quote]

Yes. Either can be used when the direction unimportant or unclear, as it states. [/quote]

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