Lay. Laid. Lie. Lying. Laying.
I like to write short stories in my spare time and I seem to need to use some form on "lie" in my writing. And it annoys me to no end. Can anybody help me out with the proper usage? The interwebs is not very helpful on this issue. I speaking about past tense verbage. "I laid down on the bed. I lay on the bed. He laid down on the bed. He lay on the bed. I was lying on the bed. I was laying on the bed." See what I mean?
I like to write short stories in my spare time and I seem to need to use some form on "lie" in my writing. And it annoys me to no end. Can anybody help me out with the proper usage? The interwebs is not very helpful on this issue. I speaking about past tense verbage. "I laid down on the bed. I lay on the bed. He laid down on the bed. He lay on the bed. I was lying on the bed. I was laying on the bed." See what I mean?
Formerly Mat Bloody Cauthon on Wotmania, blessed be its name
I hate this word
- 03/08/2012 03:05:46 AM
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And per your examples:
- 03/08/2012 04:08:02 AM
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Lay is a sneaky bastard. My ears hear it as present tense, so I like laid better *NM*
- 03/08/2012 04:44:28 AM
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Also, when you want the dog to stop begging at the dinner table, you tell it to...
- 04/08/2012 12:51:29 AM
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