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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Loan/lend
Hi,
What's the difference between Loan and lend.
He's lending me $1000. And He's loaning me a $1000
There's too much movement in basketball. And
There's too many movements in basketball.
There's too much movement in martial arts. And
There's too many movements in martial arts.
Thanks!
What's the difference between Loan and lend.
He's lending me $1000. And He's loaning me a $1000
There's too much movement in basketball. And
There's too many movements in basketball.
There's too much movement in martial arts. And
There's too many movements in martial arts.
Thanks!
Top answer
Some grammarians still insist that 'loan' is a noun while 'lend' is the verb, so when you are writing for a teacher, use them that way. From the Am Heritage Dictionary: "The verb loan is well established in American usage and cannot be considered incorrect. The frequent objections to the form by American grammarians may have originated from a provincial deference to British critics, who long ago labeled the usage a typical Americanism.
- Some grammarians still insist that 'loan' is a noun while 'lend' is the verb, so when you are writing for a teacher, use them that way.
- From the Am Heritage Dictionary: "The verb loan is well established in American usage and cannot be considered incorrect.
- The frequent objections to the form by American grammarians may have originated from a provincial deference to British critics, who long ago labeled the usage a typical Americanism.
- Loan is, however, used to describe only physical transactions, as of money or goods; for figurative transactions, lend is correct: Distance lends enchantment.
- " These are OK: He's lending me $1000.
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Some grammarians still insist that 'loan' is a noun while 'lend' is the verb, so when you are writing for a teacher, use them that way. From the Am Heritage Dictionary:
"The verb loan is well established in American usage and cannot be considered incorrect. The frequent objections to the form by American grammarians may have originated from a provincial deference to British
"The verb loan is well established in American usage and cannot be considered incorrect. The frequent objections to the form by American grammarians may have originated from a provincial deference to British
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