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Lend vs borrow[edit]
People where I live often confuse the word lend for borrow. They ask if they can lend money from me etc. Can a 'Usage notes' section be added to explain that lending is allowing something to be borrowed?--Jcvamp 18:50, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
- I hear the opposite sometimes: "Can you borrow me a <insert object>?" I usually reply "No, but I can lend it to you." 65.29.160.78 05:42, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
- Its not confusing it. In many dialects this is correct.
- A good example of someone saying lend for borrow is the Cockney actor Craig Fairbrass’s character in the film Villain saying ‘Can I lend a pen?’. In Birmingham the preferred non-standard form is very much “Can you borrow me a pen?”. Overlordnat1 (talk) 01:06, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
Desmond lets the children lend a hand[edit]
What does Paul McCartney mean ? In the song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da". — This comment was unsigned.
- See (deprecated template usage) lend a hand. Most Beatles lyrics seem to be nonsense. Equinox ◑ 18:08, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you ! The Beatles are the best !