Re: The Apple ][ was crap

["william strutts" <wrstrutts1@home.com>]

Websters states that it is a noun.

Loan noun., The act of lending

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"Roy Miller" <millers@inebraska.com> wrote in message
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> Lister, having had one too many, tried to slam his mug on the bar, but
> missed.
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> > A long time ago (Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:09:17 -0500, really), in a pub
> > far, far away, Roy Miller <millers@inebraska.com> slammed a pint glass
> > on the table and said :
> >
> > >Lister wrote:
> > >
> > >> A long time ago (Wed, 11 Jul 2001 01:21:38 GMT, really), in a pub
far,
> > >> far away, "res069fl" <res069fl@gte.net> slammed a pint glass on the
> > >> table and said :
> > >>
> > >> >Gates loaned
> > >>
> > >> LENT!
> > >
> > >Only in Britain is the name of a religious season also the verb for
> > >loaning money.
> > >Here in North America we know that the past tense is formed by adding
an
> > >"ed" to the stem of regular verbs.
> >
> > that would be true, but you do not loan people money, you lend them it
> > - loan is NOT a verb and cannot be used a such
> > >Unless one has had too many pints, that is.
>
> You sure you don't want to loan your dictionary to me?
>
> Sounds like a verb to me
>
> ;-)
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> Roy
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> >
> > >;-)
> > >
> > >Roy
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> www.friendsreunited.co.uk
> > >>
> > >> everyone from the UK visit that site, pass it on!
> >
> > --
> > www.friendsreunited.co.uk
> >
> > everyone from the UK visit that site, pass it on!
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