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Expression: "Rent a book"



 
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Expression: "Rent a book" #1 (permalink) Sat Apr 05, 2008 21:36 pm   Expression: "Rent a book"
 

Hi

Can we use the word "rent" with a book--I mean, when we pay for the use of a book from a private library?

Do you find this conversation correct and natural?

On returning the book to the private Public Library:

Quote:
A-- How many days' rent, sir?
B-- Three days'


Any suggestions are welcome.

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Expression: "Rent a book" #2 (permalink) Sun Apr 06, 2008 0:26 am   Expression: "Rent a book"
 

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We don't normally pay for books borrowed, so the phrase sounds odd to me in any contecxt.
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