Borrowing
A student explains 'borrowing' in subtraction; the teacher points out that nothing ever gets returned.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-12-11-borrowing/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Board: 76 − 19 = 57, with regrouping marks] Student: "I borrowed a ten!"
Teacher: "Really? You plan to give it back when you finish?" Student: "Well... no...."
Teacher: "In that case, can I borrow $20 and some chocolate?"