It's regional. After my sister-in-law moved to North Carolina she started
saying "make a picture" instead of "take a picture" which is what I grew up
with in Maryland and the rest of my husband's Kansas family says as well.
Joanne Proctor, retired LMS
Topeka, KS
joproctor@cox.net
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Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 6:08 AM
Subject: [LM_NET] OT: English usage
> Some of my American and Canadian colleagues got into a "discussion" as to
> whether it was incorrect usage to say "take a photo" instead of "make a
> photo." Is this a regional thing? Do you say "take my photo" or "make my
> photo"?
>
> TIA,
> Mary Ellen
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