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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
He lent it me.
From Harry Potter:
UK version: Young Sirius Black lent it me.
US version: Young Sirius Black lent it to me.
I learned (learnt?) that when a direct object
comes before and when it is a pronoun,
'to' is required before the indirect object as in the US version.
It's not so in the UK?
How about:
1. He lent the motorbike me.
2. He lent the motorbike to me.
3. He lent me the motorbike.
Thank you.
UK version: Young Sirius Black lent it me.
US version: Young Sirius Black lent it to me.
I learned (learnt?) that when a direct object
comes before and when it is a pronoun,
'to' is required before the indirect object as in the US version.
It's not so in the UK?
How about:
1. He lent the motorbike me.
2. He lent the motorbike to me.
3. He lent me the motorbike.
Thank you.
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Hello, Anon, I'm not familiar with "he lent it me", though I think you can hear it in some dialects/areas in the UK. The correct form is the other one, "he lent it to me". Similarily, I'm only familiar with 2.
- Hello, Anon, I'm not familiar with "he lent it me", though I think you can hear it in some dialects/areas in the UK.
- The correct form is the other one, "he lent it to me".
- Similarily, I'm only familiar with 2.
- & 3.
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Hello, Anon,
I'm not familiar with "he lent it me", though I think you can hear it in some dialects/areas in the UK. The correct form is the other one, "he lent it to me".
Similarily, I'm only familiar with 2. & 3.
I'm not familiar with "he lent it me", though I think you can hear it in some dialects/areas in the UK. The correct form is the other one, "he lent it to me".
Similarily, I'm only familiar with 2. & 3.
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If I'm not mistaken, only the "lent it me" variant is possible, and then, it's only heard in British English. It must be literally the word "it" or "them". A noun like "motorbike" cannot be used in that position. Let's wait for an expert in British English to comment on it.
CJ
CJ
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He lent it me is not "standard" English in the uk. He lent me it is "standard".
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BTW, I wasn't aware that there were different English versions of Harry Potter? 
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He lent it me is heard in the UK but is either a young child talking (they get a bit confused sometimes even when native speakers) or is quite 'yobbish' and uneducated speech.
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That's what I found on google http://www.antimoon.com/forum/2003/3565.htm . That's why I talked about UK dialects, but they may be wrong...
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