To whom it may concern

[gnomi]

In regards the use and misuse of certain words:

To lie: intransitive verb. Does not take an object.

Today I lie.

Yesterday I lay.

I have lain.


To lay: transitive verb. Takes an object.

Today the chicken lays an egg.

Yesterday the chicken laid an egg.

The chicken has laid many eggs.


Please make a note of it.

Comments

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Heh. Good for P. :-)

It's lying down on the bed, unless the protagonist is carrying a pile of goose feathers. In that case:

She walked in as he was laying down on the bed. "Bob!" she yelled. "Don't do that! I'll be picking feathers out of the afghan for days! I wanted those feathers for stuffing the new pillow!"

Why would I hit you?