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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I didn"t understand why you would have said that, but then I noticed that you and Little.Egret both live in the U.K.
"Scheme" must not have the same connotation, or possibly even denotation, in the U.K. that it does in the U.S. As a native of the U.S., I think of it as having the negative connotation of something tricky or underhanded. The word "schemer" would have an even more definite negative connotation, one indicating that the person was planning to do something dishonest or crooked.
So, that's why I interpreted Little.Egret's words as I did.
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I'm an American and "lending scheme" is entirely understandable to me and his no negative connotations, much less denotation.