The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for January 06, 2015
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MR. YOSSARIAN, LOANS Mr. Yossarian: I have reviewed your financial records, Mr. Thornapple... Mr. Yossarian: And due to your large credit balances, compared to your income, I cannot approve your loan. Brutus: In other words, you will only loan money to people who don't need it!
“Loan” is not a verb. He should be saying “Lend” in the 3rd panel.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Don’t waste your breath. People who grew up thinking that ‘loan’ is a verb, will never change. (Just as people who grew up thinking that ‘laying down’ isthe correct usage for ‘lying down.’ The grammar errors have been hard-wired into their brains. (Sort of like religion.). I threw in the towel when I drove past a large billboard with a bank’s declaration that “We have money to loan!”.Sigh……………