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borrow vs lend
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:41 am
by hanuman_2000
Sir,
Which between "borrow" and "lend" take pronoun as an object.
Thanks.
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:26 pm
by Alan
Either. (He lent it/ she borrowed it, etc.)
Can you be more specific?
lend vs borrow
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:23 am
by hanuman_2000
Sir,
Please borrow me a book for a couple of days.
Please lend me a book for 3 days.
Whic one is correct ?
Thanks.
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:03 am
by Alan
#2.
You borrow SMTH. from SMB.
You lend SMTH. to SMB.
The use of 'borrow' in place of 'lend' is sometimes encountered but is nonstandard.
Alan