In some dialects it is common to substitute “borrow” for “loan” or “lend,” as in “borrow me that hammer of yours, will you, Jeb?” In standard English the person providing an item can loan it, but the person receiving it borrows it.

For “loan” vs. “lend, see “Non-Errors.”

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