Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between LIE and LAY
Lay and lie are frequently confused verbs that have similar meanings (If you exclude the meaning “to tell an untruth”), but for this one big detail – lay is transitive and always has a direct object; lie is intransitive and will never have a direct object. The reason it seems confusing is that the past […]
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