[Magdalen] Fwd: Whither to lie and to lay?

[ME Michaud]

No, but remember
those of us who are of a certain age were DRILLED on this by our grammar
school teachers.
That hasn't happened in several generations.
-M, still recovering from hearing the verb "conversate"

On Wednesday, July 27, 2016, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Lay implies motion; lie implies a stationary state - Lay down over
> there, and then lie there for a few minutes.
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> Past: I lay there for an hour and then woke up.
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