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		Misdicorl on Oct 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In 1783, an English rector predicted black holes u... Also super common in northern Wisconsin

patrickk on Oct 28, 2021 [–]

Perhaps because of the German influence?

Anecdotally, today in Germany, it’s really tricky for Germans with a very strong grasp of English to distinguish between ‘borrow’ and ‘lend’.

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