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This thread is full of native English speakers using "loan" to mean "lend", so "borrow" isn't any worse.

• neogodless 4y ago
  The word "lend" is a synonym (same meaning) for "loan" (as a verb) while "borrow" is an antonym (opposite meaning). "I will lend you money" or "I will loan you money." "I need to borrow money until I get back on my feet." It is not grammatically correct to say "I will borrow you money."
  • selimthegrim 4y ago
    Sure it is if you’re borrowing for somebody/on their behalf
    • neogodless 4y ago
      No, you would say "I will borrow money for you"
      • selimthegrim 4y ago
        "If you go to the library could you borrow me a book please?" is really right out and has to be “…borrow a book for me please?”
        • neogodless 4y ago
          Any time the object of a verb is replaced with a different noun that is not really the object, it's awkward at best, and wrong at worst. Throw me down the hole a bale of hay! It does seem common to say something along the lines of "grab me a book from the library" , even if it's "grammatically incorrect." It seems much less common to say "borrow me something" but perhaps it's regional!