Loan Me Your Ears?
From EnglishPlus:
In standard English, lend is a verb, and loan is a noun.
Nonstandard: Please loan us a hundred dollars.
Standard: Please lend us a hundred dollars.
This is one error that really irritates me... "Loan me a dollar," I usually hear from people. If it's one of my kids saying it, I always always always correct it.
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