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deliver vs. bring #1 (permalink) Wed Feb 11, 2009 14:48 pm   deliver vs. bring
 

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #96 "Letter of Complaint (3)", question 3

Unfortunately he had ......... the wrong part with him

(a) delivered
(b) fetched
(c) brought
(d) picked

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #96 "Letter of Complaint (3)", answer 3

Unfortunately he had brought the wrong part with him

Correct answer: (c) brought

Your answer was: incorrect
Unfortunately he had delivered the wrong part with him
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why in commercial context here is used brought instead delivered?
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deliver vs. bring #2 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:55 am   deliver vs. bring
 

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You cannot 'deliver with (someone)', but you can use 'bring with (someone)'.
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