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

[Marion Thompson]

I will lay the book on the table and I will lie down.  One is objective, 
the other subjective.

I would say in Scott's:  Lie down over there and then lie there for a 
few minutes.

but, yes Past:  I lay there for an hour ....

Marion, a pilgrim


On 7/27/2016 12:27 PM, ME Michaud wrote:
> No, but rememberthose 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:
>> Lay implies motion; lie implies a stationary state - Lay down over
>> there, and then lie there for a few minutes.
>>
>> Past: I lay there for an hour and then woke up.
>>
>>