Tuesday, 19 April 2022

Lay or lie

Lay and lie cause a surprising amount of confusion. Put simply, lie is a verb that means to rest horizontally (as well as to tell an untruth). Lay is a verb that means to set something down. E.g. - "He lay down his sword." or "She told him to lie on the bed."

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Lay or lie

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