Loan shark rate?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exorbitant">exorbitant</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p><p><span word="Loan">Loan</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="lender">lender</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="shark">shark</span>?</p><p>“<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, “<span word="has">has</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>, <span word="dear">dear</span>”, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="quoting">quoting</span> <span word="Mack">Mack</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Knife">Knife</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="sung">sung</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>, “<span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="pearly">pearly</span> <span word="white">white</span>...”</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, “<span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="bites">bites</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>, <span word="dear">dear</span>, <span word="scarlet">scarlet</span> <span word="billows">billows</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>...”</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="MacHeath">MacHeath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="serial">serial</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jackknife">jackknife</span>. “<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jackknife">jackknife</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="MacHeath">MacHeath</span>, <span word="dear">dear</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>... <span word="Fancy">Fancy</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="wears">wears</span> <span word="MacHeath">MacHeath</span>, <span word="dear">dear</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trace">trace</span>, <span word="mmm">mmm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>, <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="oozing">oozing</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="sneaking">sneaking</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="Mack">Mack</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Knife">Knife</span>?”</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span>, <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="lethal">lethal</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Mac">Mac</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Knife">Knife</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> – <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span>, <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="suicides">suicides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="human">human</span> (<span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span>), <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="roam">roam</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p>
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