amosMay 13, 2024

Does your native language use the same words or different words for "borrow" and "lend"?

And do you struggle with that distinction in English? (if English native, answer "diff words")

Same words, yes struggle
14.7%
Same words, no struggle
33%
Diff words, yes struggle
4.8%
Diff words, no struggle
47.5%
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Show threadbew ​May 13, 2024
@fasterthanlime I honestly don't understand the difference (except for the inversion in the way it's used).
Is there an actual semantic difference?
Show threadamosMay 13, 2024

@bew the inversion _is_ the difference.

If someone let you use their car, you "borrowed their car", or they "lent you their car", but under no circumstance did they "borrow you their car" (which I've heard Polish people say).

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@fasterthanlime Ah thanks!
I never really used 'lend' in english yet (I'm french)
And I remember of 'borrow' thanks to Rust ^^
May 13, 2024 at 9:38pmWeb