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

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/27/2016 12:37:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
marionwhitevale at gmail.com writes:

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
 
And I would, also.  One of the confusing things about these  verbs
is that at certain points they cross with each other.
 
 
 
David S.