take out vs take away

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amymeenieminymo
amymeenieminymo Posts: 2,394 Member
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In the past few months (mostly from message boards) I have noticed some people say "take away" when referring to getting food to go from a restaurant. Here in Michigan we say "take out".

I'm just curious, which do you say and where are you from?

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  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
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    In Wisconsin, We say Take out:-)
  • horror_hamster
    horror_hamster Posts: 278
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    i say take out, but i'm from the US. I believe take away is an Australian or UK thing. (that's what i've noticed with some of my mfp pals)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    takeaway is a british thing... as opposed to americans having take out!
  • gumigal82
    gumigal82 Posts: 350
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    Take out--New England
  • catwrangler
    catwrangler Posts: 918 Member
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    I say "get it away from me!" :laugh:
  • Teliooo
    Teliooo Posts: 725 Member
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    Take away - England. Take out is a very American term I think?
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
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    Canadians and Americans say "take out." The rest of the world uses "take away."
  • HarrietSabre
    HarrietSabre Posts: 186 Member
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    Most of England says takeaway but the North West (where I'm at Uni) they say takeout. They also say 'pants' instead of 'trousers' here too, unlike the rest of the UK (to my knowledge).

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