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7 Jul 2020
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Hello there. Can I use "take away" just like "put away"?. For example, you should put/take away this carpet from the floor and you will see the hatch.
And one more question, can I use "get/take this carpet off the floor" or "put this carpet off the floor" with the same meaning within this context (like "to remove")?
Hello there. Can I use "take away" just like "put away"?. For example, you should put/take away this carpet from the floor and you will see the hatch.
And one more question, can I use "get/take this carpet off the floor" or "put this carpet off the floor" with the same meaning within this context (like "to remove")?
And one more question, can I use "get/take this carpet off the floor" or "put this carpet off the floor" with the same meaning within this context (like "to remove")?
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“Put away” and “take away” are different things. “Take away” means to remove. “Put away” means you are done using something and are putting it back in the place where you keep it.
For example: “put your phone away, it is rude to text during a conversation.”
“Your room is very messy. Put your toys away.”
“Get this carpet off the floor” sounds natural, but rude. “I hate this carpet, get it off the floor!” “Get this carpet off the floor quickly, someone is going to trip on it!”
“Take this carpet off the floor” is ok.
“Put this carpet off the floor” does not make sense, because “put” means the opposite of take away (except for the phrase “put away”)
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Taking something away is just removing it from the area. Putting something away is returning it to its designated storage area.
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“Put away” and “take away” are different things. “Take away” means to remove. “Put away” means you are done using something and are putting it back in the place where you keep it.
For example: “put your phone away, it is rude to text during a conversation.”
“Your room is very messy. Put your toys away.”
“Get this carpet off the floor” sounds natural, but rude. “I hate this carpet, get it off the floor!” “Get this carpet off the floor quickly, someone is going to trip on it!”
“Take this carpet off the floor” is ok.
“Put this carpet off the floor” does not make sense, because “put” means the opposite of take away (except for the phrase “put away”)
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(1) Yes, in most cases using "take away" and "put away" won't change anything in the sentence. Although, it does sound more natural and formal to use "put", it doesn't really matter.
(2) For the "get/take" question, my answer is to use "take". "Take" sounds more natural, while "get" sounds a bit rude, or unnatural. Unless you are stating a command, it's better to use "take".
Here are some examples:
"Make sure you PUT away your clothes before bed."
(polite) "Can you please TAKE away these clothes from this area?"
(anger) "TAKE away these clothes right now!"
(polite) "Can you please get me the water that is in the fridge?"
(command) "Come over here and get me that water in the fridge."
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@dongelev85 So if I say "put this carpet away from the floor" it will mean that I wanna put him in closet or something like this?? Can it convey the same as take away? (removing without returning it to its place it was placed in before)?
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@Crescent_Pearl @Ren077 , so I have made some conclusions:
1). Take this carpet away from the floor - makes sense; If I used "get away" it would be a bit rude.
2). Put this carpet away from the floor - means that I remove it from the floor and then place it in closet or into my balcony. Also it necessarily means that I return it to its place (or just a tad necessarily). There is a good example with this one: "We won't shoot! Put your weapons away!" (Guys return their guns into their holsters)
3). Take this carpet off the floor - means I just remove a carpet from the floor. With "get" it sounds rude.
4). "Put this carpet off the floor" doesn't make sense because of the fact that Take away and Put are antonyms. (but I can use it like "to defer" as far as I know)
Please, do correct me, If I made a mistake)
1). Take this carpet away from the floor - makes sense; If I used "get away" it would be a bit rude.
2). Put this carpet away from the floor - means that I remove it from the floor and then place it in closet or into my balcony. Also it necessarily means that I return it to its place (or just a tad necessarily). There is a good example with this one: "We won't shoot! Put your weapons away!" (Guys return their guns into their holsters)
3). Take this carpet off the floor - means I just remove a carpet from the floor. With "get" it sounds rude.
4). "Put this carpet off the floor" doesn't make sense because of the fact that Take away and Put are antonyms. (but I can use it like "to defer" as far as I know)
Please, do correct me, If I made a mistake)
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