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Latest post Thu, Oct 2 2008 5:11 PM by Philip. 2 replies.
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Sisse  +  572469 Thu, 02 Oct 08 12:33 PM
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?
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Vorpar  +  572521 Thu, 02 Oct 08 03:25 PM
Borrow.

The borrower takes the book, the lender gives the book. "The libarary can lend you a book."
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Philip  +  572558 Thu, 02 Oct 08 05:11 PM
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.
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