1. "Do you mind sparing some change for me?"
2. "Can you lend/give me some change?"
3. "Do you mind sparing me some change?"
I just saw sentence no. 1 in a video. Can we use sentence no. 3 and 2 also?
R anderson I just saw sentence no. 1 in a video. What video?
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R andersonI just saw sentence no. 1 in a video.
What video? That exact wording got zero google hits, and I am not surprised.
R andersonCan we use sentence no. 3 and 2
None of them is quite right. You don't normally lend spare change. They ask you for change you can spare, which means you don't really need it and do
R anderson1. "Do you mind sparing some change for me?"
2. "Can you lend/give me some change?"
3. "Do you mind sparing me some change?"
I just saw sentence no. 1 in a video. Can we use sentence no. 3 and 2 also?
What? Are you planning on being a *** on the street, begging for money? If not, you won't need any o