WTF is wrong with the standard of education in this country? My parents both
left school at the age of 14 and knew when to use the verbs "to bring" and
"to take".

>I found out yesterday afternoon that my kids need to TAKE a dozen
> breakfast items each to a chorus breakfast party tomorrow at 7:45. Our
> cupboards are rather low at the moment because I have been trying to use
> up what we have on hand to make way for Christmas cooking. I don't have
> any eggs or breakfast meat on hand.
>
> I do not want to go to the store. My first thought was to pick up a big
> box of doughnut holes on the way to school in the morning, but I don't
> want to TAKE sweets. There will be plenty of pastries THERE already.
>