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

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

If it is clear in either form what is meant, I suspect the differences will
evaporate. I have to admit I don't know the differences anymore, although I
am sort of aware there *are* differences.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> wrote:

> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>