Sometimes, we confuse "bring" and "take." The Gregg Reference Manual, by William Sabin, explains the difference: "Bring" indicates motion toward the speaker. "Take" indicates motion away from the speaker. Bernstein notes that the problem is almost always in using "bring" when we should use "take." Here is an example of MISUSE that Walter Dorsett found in a wire story: "A man who brought a flare gun onto an airplane last summer was sentenced Thursday to eight months in prison." It should say "A man who took a flare gun onto an airplane ..." Here is another example of MISUSE: The food section lists cooking utensils to BRING to the beach. The folks are carrying those utensils from their home to the beach. So they should TAKE those utensils to the beach. On the other hand, if a fellow's wife calls him from the beach, she might say, "Don't forget to bring the wok." She is indicating an action TOWARD her.