Hire or rent?

[vanesa]

Hello!

I have never thought about that, but yesterday someone posed me that question: Do we hire a film or rent a film. how do you call the places yo go to do that? i couldn't find a proper translation.

thank you

[Mister Micawber]

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We go to video rental shops. Hire generally has to do with service personnel or contracted rental.
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[Alan]

Hi Vanesa,

You can hire a car for a short period or a piece of expensive machinery that you wouldn't want to buy and will only use once as for example a carpet cleaner or hedgecutter.

Alan
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[cooliegirly]

[Alan]

[cooliegirly]

Then again, goes back to the origional question: What is the difference between the two?

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[Mister Micawber]

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Hire generally has to do with service personnel or contracted rental.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber