Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Grammar Girl, Grammar Girl's, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are all trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Today's topic is lay versus lie. terri grammar If I wanted a sentence: "Before the wind lies we should start rebuilding." Would it be lies or lays? Thank you! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=21073#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=21073#Comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:39:10 GMT Kristina grammar You are great keep up the good work http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=20609#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=20609#Comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:57:45 GMT Hans grammar My client keeps trying to teach me the difference between lay/lie and I wasn't getting it until now. She wouldn't let me take notes and I wasn't understanding "object". Thanks this helped a lot. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=20475#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=20475#Comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:29:08 GMT Deb G. grammar A cat would NEVER lie down in the mud! A dog would! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19869#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19869#Comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:08:41 GMT Gernan Magculang grammar No comment..Im eteresting about English grammar. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19689#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19689#Comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:19 GMT Bob Gray grammar Thanks so much for the lay/lie explanation. What caused me to check? I had trouble translating a rant from my friend in Russia. She was bemoaning the misuse of lay/lie in her own language!! Very good website and thanks again. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19502#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19502#Comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:08:51 GMT Eric grammar So an animal will lay down, rather than lie down? Now I'm confused. Are there exceptions to the rule about objects? ------ About 100 year ago, students in the State Normal School were taught, "Animals and objects lay, people lie." ROLF! Oh! GG! The anti-spam code ... it says something if it is read as standard microbiology short hand. FUNNY! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19409#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19409#Comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:18:23 GMT Eric grammar Is the following correct? Lucy didn't lie about where she laid the book. Lucy laid the book down before she lay on the couch. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19408#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=19408#Comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:14:45 GMT Sue grammar About 100 year ago, students in the State Normal School were taught, "Animals and objects lay, people lie." ROLF! Oh! GG! The anti-spam code ... it says something if it is read as standard microbiology short hand. FUNNY! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=18694#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=18694#Comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:58:08 GMT Victor Manuel grammar I liked this post so much that I will add you to my RSS readers list. This is the kind of informative blogging I can follow. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=18352#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx?commentid=18352#Comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:18:00 GMT Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:39:10 GMT http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/lay-versus-lie.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us