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Old 12-27-2011, 02:30 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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"Let's Do Lunch"

"I am going out to Cali for a week" (Cali is a city in Columbia)

"really?" (repeated)

"I have to itch it."

"Oh dude that is sick."

"That is really cool. It's hot!" (make up your minde).

"hwyadun?" (As a greeting)

"That is racist" or "that is disrepctful" (used for anyhitng that the speaker dislikes).

"These heros never knew what hit them." (if that is the case, then they did not have the opportunity to do anyhitng heroric. Hero is one of the most over used and abused terms, especially in the news).

"git er done"
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Old 12-27-2011, 03:03 PM
 
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"Let's Do Lunch"

"I am going out to Cali for a week" (Cali is a city in Columbia)

"really?" (repeated)

"I have to itch it."

"Oh dude that is sick."

"That is really cool. It's hot!" (make up your minde).

"hwyadun?" (As a greeting)

"That is racist" or "that is disrepctful" (used for anyhitng that the speaker dislikes).

"These heros never knew what hit them." (if that is the case, then they did not have the opportunity to do anyhitng heroric. Hero is one of the most over used and abused terms, especially in the news).

"git er done"
The confusion between itch and scratch is amazing!
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Old 12-27-2011, 03:32 PM
 
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Yeah, the confusion between itch and scratch is as annoying as the confusion between lend and borrow.

People actually say "I lent him money" and when you question further you learn that the other guy loaned the money to the speaker.
I even hear "I lended money from him." Huh?
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Old 12-27-2011, 03:33 PM
 
Location: southwestern USA
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Dont have a cow.
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Old 12-27-2011, 04:42 PM
 
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Yeah, the confusion between itch and scratch is as annoying as the confusion between lend and borrow.

People actually say "I lent him money" and when you question further you learn that the other guy loaned the money to the speaker.
I even hear "I lended money from him." Huh?

And then I've often heard "My car is broke".

Maybe it should apply for a loan.
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Old 12-29-2011, 06:26 AM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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Yeah, the confusion between itch and scratch is as annoying as the confusion between lend and borrow.

People actually say "I lent him money" and when you question further you learn that the other guy loaned the money to the speaker.
I even hear "I lended money from him." Huh?
LOL, it actually bugs me that people say "loaned" for "lent". Loan was a noun, and 30 years ago in secretarial school we were taught that iit's incorrect to say you loaned someone something. However, through usage, we've lost that battle!

I haven't heard "lent" used as you point out in your example, but I've heard someone on TV say "He borrowed me some money".
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Old 01-01-2012, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Limbo
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Elixer
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Old 01-01-2012, 08:05 PM
 
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Dude!!!
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Old 01-02-2012, 08:29 PM
 
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Kinda dark in here I ain't got enuf a light!
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Old 01-03-2012, 04:23 AM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix
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Flip-flop.
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