Here are a couple of words that I always seem to mix-up--lay and lie. Below is the answer I found on Purdue's Online Writing Lab:
"Lay" is to physically place something somewhere.
Lay (place) the pencil on the table.
Lay (place) the money in my hand.
"Lie" refers to the act of reclining or lying down.
I am going to lie down and sleep.
You cannot phsically pick yourself up and PLACE yourself somewhere. You "lie" down; you "lay" an object somewhere
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/purdueowlnews/535
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16 years ago
That is awesome I always wondered that but always forget to look it up. It makes a lot of sense now. I also like that it say "you cannot physically pick yourself up" haha
ReplyDeleteI did something similar in my latest post, it's good that someone else is able to identify the problem.
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