@SkolnickWho @GrammarGirl Lie down in the bathtub and lay a washcloth on your face. That's always worked for me.
Had to use either "lie" / "lay" in important work doc today. Unfortunately @grammargirl blog didn't help me. Used an alternate word. #imdumb
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@DiscoPriest@SkolnickWho@GrammarGirl The i in lie looks like a person, is how I remember.
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@emmarium Thanks! So its best to use lie when referring to yourself/person, but use lay when its an inanimate thing? -
@SkolnickWho@emmarium Heh, depends on the circumstances. ;) Ok, I'll go now. - Show replies
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@SkolnickWho If you do it on your own, you lie. If you do it to something else, you lay. I lie on the sofa. I lay the pen on the table.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SkolnickWho You tell the puppy to lie down because he or she does it alone--takes the action himself or herself. -
@GrammarGirl Thank you. Sorry for my public linguistic ignorance. - Show replies
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@SkolnickWho@GrammarGirl Enjoying the explanations that make sense but I will never ever remember. I'll just hold stuff and my dog can sit.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SkolnickWho pLAYce (to place) and recLIEn (to recline) seems like a decent way of remembering the present tense. Past tense, lay does the -
@SkolnickWho normal thing of becoming lay'd (laid), while lie is the funny one, because it becomes lay. That's the tricky bit ;) - Show replies
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