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Confusing words in English

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"He doesn't like to borrow me his things. He says I never give anything back."

"He doesn't like to lend me his things. He says I never give anything back." (lend = to let someone use something expecting that it will be returned)

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"I forgot my pencil case at home... Can I lend a pencil?"

"I forgot my pencil case at home... Can I borrow a pencil?" (borrow = to obtain something with a promise to return it)

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"They ended the discussion on a note of optimism."

Correct! When we discuss something, we make comments in order to explore solutions

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"Whenever we have a discussion, how is it that I always seem to be wrong and he's always right?"

"Whenever we have an argument, how is it that I always seem to be wrong and he's always right?" (argument = disagreement)

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"It took Jennifer so long to get ready that we arrived late at the station and lost the bus."

"It took Jennifer so long to get ready that we arrived late at the station and missed the bus." (miss = to fail to catch)

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"I just missed a coin under this sofa."

"I just lost a coin under this sofa." (lose = to fail to keep)

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