Deadly Wordplay #3: Lie, Lied, Lay, Laid, and Lain
This one’s a biggie. It seems like everyone in the world and their mother get this wrong, and by this, I mean the difference between the three verbs to lie, to lie, and to lay. Turaluralu. First, we have the verb to lie, meaning to tell an untruth. Of the three verbs, this one is the least misused, as most people know how to conjugate it—and why not? It’s very straightforward. Today, I lie. You lie. He lies. We lie….