Friday, August 20, 2010
[Tip] Borrow vs. Lend
* Borrow means to take or receive (something) on loan with the promise or understanding of returning it.
* Lend means to give or allow the use of (something ) temporarily on the condition that the same thing will be returned.
Examples:
May I borrow your book?
I will lend you my car.
She borrowed $100 from her father.
Can you lend me your Camera?
Quiz: What's the Opposite?
Posted in: Tip of the day
Sunday, August 15, 2010
[Idiom] Oldest trick in the book
Used to describe a a well-known and much-used way of deceiving people which is still effective although it has been used a lot before.
Posted in: Idioms