I know when to use lay/lie
2004-07-21 2:25 p.m.

Much to my amazement, I received quite a few e-mails regarding my entry yesterday from people surprised that I didn't know when to use lie or lay.

One friend wrote: "Weren't you an English major? And are you not now a professional writer? I mean I don't know which one it's supposed to be, but...if you don't know which is which, what chance do the rest of us have? "

Actually, I do know when to use lay/lie.

I happen to have bad habit of trying to confuse others when it comes to grammar because most people don’t know when to use lay/lie.

So when I wrote “Aidan lies there” (which was correct) I added “or is it ‘lays’ there?” just to see if people would start second guessing themselves.

Apparently everyone started second guessing me.

To avoid further confusion, I promise not to play any more grammar games on this site.

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