Lend – Borrow – Owe

*Lend*, berarti _meminjamkan_ sesuatu pada seseorang dalam batasan waktu yang singkat dan mengharapkan untuk dikembalikan. Preposisi yang biasa digunakan “to”. Eg. – Dad lend me his car so I could go on a vacation. – Could you lend a dictionary to me. *Borrow*, berarti _meminjam_ suatu barang dari seseorang dimana akan menggunakan barang tersebut dalam batasan waktu tertentu. Preposisi yang biasa digunakan adalah “from”. Eg. – I need to borrow a black jacket from anyone. – I don’t trust him enough to let him borrow my car. *Owe*, artinya _berhutang_ sesuatu dan harus kita kembalikan setelah meminjamnya. Eg. – I owe $5 to my brother for a month. – I… Read More

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ETC

In a room of thesis defense, A student is asked by professor. Prof. : _Your thesis is interesting enough. But I find more ETC’s on you writing. Would you explain these?_ Alex : _Hmmm… Actually, these reffer to my ability doing the writing. ETC means…_ E = End of T = Thinking C = Capacity 😁 _etc. = et cetera_ ====================

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