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Sisse Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Borrow / lend
You can borrow a book from the library / You can lend a book from the library.
Whitch option is correct, or can you use both?
Sisse
Whitch option is correct, or can you use both?
Sisse
Top answer
Borrow. The borrower takes the book, the lender gives the book. "
- Borrow.
- The borrower takes the book, the lender gives the book.
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Borrow.
The borrower takes the book, the lender gives the book. "The libarary can lend you a book."
The borrower takes the book, the lender gives the book. "The libarary can lend you a book."
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The words are often mixed up by native speakers. You lend something that is yours; you borrow something that is not.
From Shakespeare's Hamlet: Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
From Shakespeare's Hamlet: Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
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