tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344968656829051307.post7790992479389289722..comments2023-10-25T01:58:55.449-07:00Comments on The Grammar Dance: Lie versus layChris Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453904874126058786noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344968656829051307.post-89962691870121023142015-06-02T08:11:29.800-07:002015-06-02T08:11:29.800-07:00Yes. They lay them right onto the nest!Yes. They lay them right onto the nest!Chris Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453904874126058786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344968656829051307.post-30207582651181147382015-06-02T08:10:41.449-07:002015-06-02T08:10:41.449-07:00The "I" is perpetrating the action of la...The "I" is perpetrating the action of laying on the "pipe" so this example provides further reinforcement of the coventionChris Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453904874126058786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344968656829051307.post-56393862835550980702015-06-02T07:03:22.440-07:002015-06-02T07:03:22.440-07:00Chickens lay eggs. Chickens lay eggs. Blue Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18100179803379970572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344968656829051307.post-28482142607526049662015-06-01T23:30:18.526-07:002015-06-01T23:30:18.526-07:00what about - "i've got to lay some pipe&q...what about - "i've got to lay some pipe"?rumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881652478786046082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344968656829051307.post-21836447578806835732015-06-01T14:25:06.032-07:002015-06-01T14:25:06.032-07:00It's affected if you are referencing a sincere...It's affected if you are referencing a sincere love of the subject that is not faked or trumped up, and thank you--perhaps that will be the basis of a future entry. Tomorrow is assume versus presume.Chris Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453904874126058786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344968656829051307.post-72870007068782231412015-06-01T13:54:56.793-07:002015-06-01T13:54:56.793-07:00You are a natural. You truly enjoy it and you'...You are a natural. You truly enjoy it and you're not effected, or is it affected? Dan Ritthalerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528891623292709673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344968656829051307.post-9034281847476730442015-06-01T13:31:27.798-07:002015-06-01T13:31:27.798-07:00Precisely! One is laying one's self down. It i...Precisely! One is laying one's self down. It is the practical equivalent of lying down, but from a language perspective, the self (I) is laying the self (me) down to sleep.Chris Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453904874126058786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344968656829051307.post-29063573622697250462015-06-01T13:25:16.915-07:002015-06-01T13:25:16.915-07:00What about "Now I lay me down to sleep"?...What about "Now I lay me down to sleep"?Dan Ritthalerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528891623292709673noreply@blogger.com