amener / emener vs apporter / emporter

In Module 10.4, which is about opening a Bankaccount, the new client is asked to bring a bunch of papers to the bank in order to open the account.

At the end of the conversation the new client says:

Bon, très bien. Je vous amènerai tout cela demain matin.

That got me confused and to check my notes again.

amener / emener: for people, animals (any living thing) and cars, bikes etc.

in colloquial french it can be used for anything.

But, since this is about bringing papers to a bank, shouldn't one use apporterai (apporter) for this phrase? The use of “vous” and “cela” are also used in formal situations.

Bonjour ArminZ,

That's a pretty good catch and I hope you find my input useless despite the delay. I'm just going to paste in a little table below with the differences between the four verbs which it sounds like you already have in your notes.

Strictly speaking, these verbs should all be used for their specific purposes and of course they are in written French. In spoken French however, even if it is a semi-formal situation like talking to someone at the bank, most people just end up using “amener” as they are simply more used to using it.

You may hear people using the other verbs in spoken French if there is a clear need to distinguish direction or what type of object is being transported.

My advice would be to give priority to “amener”, in the knowledge that you can essentially use it for most situations and keep the other ones in your back pocket.

I hope this helps,

   -   Mitchell

Bonjour Mitchell,

thank you for your answer and explenation. 
I think this explenation is kinda there in that chapter, but more like a sidenote, so a note especially for a phrase like that would be helpful.

With kind regards

Armin