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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between LIE IN BED and LIE ON THE BED
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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between LIE IN BED and LIE ON THE BED

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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between LIE IN BED and LIE ON THE BED

"Lie in bed" literally means to sleep; it means to lie under the covers between the top sheet and the bottom sheet. It is generally about the usual bed one sleeps in. Example: All he does is to lie in bed all day. Doesn’t he get bored? It's possible to "lie on the bed," too. [...]

By Tony Ali|2015-10-05T15:55:44+01:00October 5th, 2015|Categories: Grammar Clinic|Tags: Confusing words in English, English, English Language, English Words, Grammar Clinic, Lie in Bed vs Lie on the Bed|10 Comments

Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between YEAR-OLD and YEARS OLD
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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between YEAR-OLD and YEARS OLD

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Grammar Clinic: The REAL difference between YEAR-OLD and YEARS OLD

If you use a noun as an adjective, it must be singular You can say, "She is ten years old." But if you use that phrase as an adjective, it becomes, "She is a ten-year-old girl." The ceiling is ten feet high. The room has a ten-foot ceiling. My 16-year-old sister is so brilliant. A [...]