[geeks] Anybody can borrow me $10k? hehe....

[Donald McClure]

On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 02:29  AM, Yuri K wrote:

> but I have a question as a student of English:
>
>    Wasn't the subj supposed to read "Anybody can lend me $10k?"
>
>    Or am I still brainwashed by Commies? They taught us that one
>    borrows from...
>
>
Hi Yuri,

Your brainwashers were correct. This, however, is a bit of slang. 
Another similar example would be the substitution of the word "learned" 
for "taught," as in "Mrs. Mathers learned me how to spell my name 
today." or "She learnt me real good." I used to hear this kind of thing 
a lot when I lived in Kentucky.

donm
(American Public School Brainwasher)



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