Spell Czech wrote:According to somebody's website:
"Lend and loan refer to similar concepts, but they are different parts of speech. Lend is a verb. Loan is a noun.
Consult a more authoritative web site, in this case, Merriam-Webster:
"Loan vs. Lend: Usage Guide
The verb loan is one of the words English settlers brought to America and continued to use after it had died out in Britain. Its use was soon noticed by British visitors and somewhat later by the New England literati, who considered it a bit provincial. It was flatly declared wrong in 1870 by a popular commentator, who based his objection on etymology. A later scholar showed that the commentator was ignorant of Old English and thus unsound in his objection, but by then it was too late, as the condemnation had been picked up by many other commentators. Although a surprising number of critics still voice objections, loan is entirely standard as a verb. You should note that it is used only literally; lend is the verb used for figurative expressions, such as "lending a hand" or "lending enchantment." "
Or,
this web site, which doesn't even recognize that there might be an issue.
Spell Czech wrote:I'm left wondering what that "not yet" in there is supposed to mean...
It means, the trend is toward full acceptance in the foreseeable future. It's partly a matter of which gets more weight: Grammarly, or retired guys in internet discussion forums.