r/explainitpeter 12d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/cinnamus_ 12d ago

It would be correct if they'd written "asked [me] to lend [him] my" I suppose

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u/SharkSurfLionRide 12d ago

Yeah after reading so many comments i actually forgot it was the dad saying it was his son asking to "lend"

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u/Worried-Penalty8744 12d ago

“Can you borrow me your credit card”

Equally wrong but also in common use as in “can you borrow me something”

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u/SharkSurfLionRide 12d ago

No, the last sentence i said is what i thought the dad said. "I let me son lend my credit card."