BORROW and LEND - Do you know the difference?

See the examples:

Can I borrow your pen, please?

Can you lend me your pen, please?

I need to borrow some money from the bank, unless I won't be able to pay all my bills. I hope they lend me!

Look at these definitions from the Cambridge Dictionary of American English:

borrow /"bAr.oU,"bO:r-/ verb [I/T]
to take (something) from someone with the intention of giving it back after using it
Could I borrow your bike until next week? [T]

lend /lend/ verb [T] past lent /lent/

to give (something) to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back
Can you lend me a few dollars till payday?

Fonte: Cambridge Dictionary of American English - Cambridge University Press

Business People,
Do not confuse PERSONAL with PERSONNEL.

Try to associate to these two examples and you'll never confuse them. But pay attention to the pronunciation, it's
quite different. Ask your teacher about it.

You don't have anything to do with my personal life.

She works in the Personnel Department.

Read the definitions bellow:

personal /"p3r.s@n.@l/ adjective

relating or belonging to a single or particular person
I think you have a personal responsibility to know when to stop.
That's my personal opinion.

personnel /%p3r.s@"nel/ plural noun

the people working in an organization or for a particular type of employer
Saturday was the most convenient day for students, parents, and school personnel.

personnel /%p3r.s@"nel/, human resources noun [U]

the department within a company or organization that is responsible for its relationship with its employees, esp.
new employees, and for following the laws dealing with employment

Fonte: Cambridge Dictionary of American English - Cambridge University Press

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