'please Borrow me some money' is wrong: Understanding the difference between 'borrow' and 'lend'

#ComeToClassWithKingIfey

#WrongEnglishWeSpeak

Hello everyone.
I hope you had a good night rest?  I feel very rejuvenated this morning and I haven't even worked out. LOL.

Anyway,  let's get down to brass tacks.

Today,  something about your spoken English will either change or   you completely give up on English.

But please,  don't give up on learning,  okay?

Even if you decide you don't need 'better spoken English' just know it okay?

I'd hate  of you  disgrace yourself by trying to correct people who speak the right English  only because you locked your mind against learning better expressions.

Remember,  English is not a logical language. Keep everything logical to yourself and learn the best native speakers use their words.

Let's look at

#borrow
#lend

Nigerians have murdered this  particular word, 'borrow'.

We undressed it and wore it a different outfit. Hardly do native speakers understand  it when we use it in sentences .

Borrow me your pen.
He borrowed him his notebook.
Please can you borrow me your note book.
I need you to borrow me some money.

My good people of Zuckerville, all these examples are wrong statements.  Very 'unEnglish'. 

'Lend' is the actual word that ought to be there.

Here are the meanings of borrow and lend.

#Borrow means to
take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it.

"he had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues".

#Lend means to
grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.

"Stewart asked me to lend him my car"

Let me make it clearer.

When you are obtaining something(like a notebook) from someone with the intention of bringing it back,  you are borrowing from the person and the person is lending to you.

So if you want to ask for that thing from the person,
You have to say.

Please can I borrow your notebook?

Or

Please can you lend me your notebook?

You can also say

He lent me his notebook. #not  he borrowed me his notebook

I borrowed his notebook. (much better)

I'd suggest you whip out all the dictionaries you have and correct many  incorrect expressions we accustomed to in Nigerian.

That reminds me.
According to Facebook register,  Amy Lyndy Ikwuegbu and Nnamdi Austine are the most active in class . An applause for them.

Yes that's right.

Let's continue.

The female of a sheep is called

A ewe #not an ewe.
It is pronounced as 'you'.

Machete is not pronounced machet.

It is pronounced as

Ma'sheti or ma'cheti.

/məˈtʃeti,məˈʃeti/

There is a monkey called Uakari.
Just last week,  I learnt how to pronounce it. Courtesy of Oscar Alan

Uakari is pronounced as

wa -CAR-ri. /wəˈkɑːri/

Yes,  that's right.

The truth is,  I want this class to be very informative.

If you attend to my class,  you have to learn   at least one thing.

Well,  the class with King Ifey is done and dusted.
Have yourself a wonderful rest of the day.

I am travelling to my village for 'nzuko umunna'.

Toodles!