AEE 193: How to Borrow Money in English Correctly

<p><strong>Taking IELTS?</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.allearsenglish.com/training">Get our free IELTS video training course now</a></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Do you borrow or lend to a friend in need?</strong></p> <p><strong>Today, in #8 of our countdown of the Top 15 Fixes in English series, we’ll be talking about the difference between these two similar verbs!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>You don’t want to let grammar get in the way of giving to or getting from your friends.  But the verbs <em>borrow</em> and <em>lend</em> are tricky because they both mean to temporarily give — and yet they are different.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The key to using these verbs is understanding that they follow perspective.  Consider who is doing the giving, and who is doing the receiving.</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Lend</strong> focuses on the one who is giving (the one doing the action).</li> <li><strong>Borrow</strong> focuses on the one receiving (the one upon whom the action is done).</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Here are some examples:</strong></p> <p>I asked her if <em>I</em> could <em>borrow</em> some money.</p> <p>I asked her if <em>she</em> could <em>lend</em> me some money.</p> <p>Did <em>you borrow</em> it from her?</p> <p>Did <em>she lend</em> it to you?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Other Entries in the 15 Fixes Series:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-165/"><span style="color: #000000;">Episode 165</span></a>: Listen or Hear?</strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-169/"><span style="color: #000000;">Episode 169</span></a>: Speak, Talk, Tell and Say?</strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-173-wish-vs-hope-english-whats-difference/"><span style="color: #000000;">Episode 173:</span></a> Wish vs. Hope</strong></li> <li><strong><a href="http://allearsenglish.com/aee-177-talk-age-english/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">Episode 177</span></a>: Talking About Age in English</strong>