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only a sinner saved by grace ([personal profile] owl) wrote2007-10-10 06:13 pm

Y HALO THAR WORLD

LIE, verb intransitive, to be or become horizontal. Past LAY, passive participle LAIN, active participle LYING

LAY, verb transitive, to place in a horizontal position. Also what birds do with eggs. Past tense LAID, passive participle LAID, active LAYING.

I am so used to bands singing to people to 'lay down beside them' (being in need of an egg, one presumes) that I was startled to hear Snow Patrol actually get it right. Yay for NI linguistic conservatism.
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[personal profile] tree_and_leaf 2007-10-10 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I have no idea why my comments turned out so ginormous. It's not deliberate on my part.