Heard on The Judges: "let someone see NP" = "let someone borrow NP"

James Smith jsmithjamessmith at YAHOO.COM
Fri Jun 27 14:05:23 UTC 2008


"Let me see that" for "Let me have (hold, examine) that" is common to me.

White male, 62, UT

James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
South SLC, UT                  |it is that we will be sued
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                               |or slowly and cautiously.

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