Comments on: MM: Would I lie to you? http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/15/mm-would-i-lie-to-you/ Using Grammar and Good Manners to Save the World Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:26:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachael http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/15/mm-would-i-lie-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Rachael Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:39:54 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/?p=19#comment-92 I love that you have this -- this is a grammar rule that WON'T stay in my head -- the past tense of lie/lay. Thanks for giving me somewhere to go for an answer. I love that you have this — this is a grammar rule that WON’T stay in my head — the past tense of lie/lay. Thanks for giving me somewhere to go for an answer.

]]> By: Dan http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/15/mm-would-i-lie-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Dan Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:37:16 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/?p=19#comment-54 They may have become more confused today than Old English "licgan"/"lecgan" 1000+ years ago: Ic licge/læg - I lie/lay Ic lecge/legde - I lay/laid They may have become more confused today than Old English “licgan”/”lecgan” 1000+ years ago:

Ic licge/læg – I lie/lay
Ic lecge/legde – I lay/laid

]]> By: Kat http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/15/mm-would-i-lie-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Kat Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:50:06 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/?p=19#comment-33 I've been noticing this more and more lately and it makes me sad (literally, but some might argue that I'm sad in a figurative sense, too *lol*). There's a <a href="http://www.aprilgem.com/log/?p=649" rel="nofollow">great post</a> over at Alien Barbecue that talks about the lie/lay confusion in more detail. I’ve been noticing this more and more lately and it makes me sad (literally, but some might argue that I’m sad in a figurative sense, too *lol*). There’s a great post over at Alien Barbecue that talks about the lie/lay confusion in more detail.

]]> By: Beth http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/15/mm-would-i-lie-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Beth Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:42:10 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/?p=19#comment-30 Oh, great, a new favorite blog. :) A friend of mine sent me here, knowing what a stickler I am about grammar and spelling (internet spelling makes the Baby Jesus cry!), saying, "your new favorite blog!" She was right. Thank you for this--I've always been somewhat pessimistic and too lazy to start a blog like this myself! Oh, great, a new favorite blog. :)
A friend of mine sent me here, knowing what a stickler I am about grammar and spelling (internet spelling makes the Baby Jesus cry!), saying, “your new favorite blog!” She was right.
Thank you for this–I’ve always been somewhat pessimistic and too lazy to start a blog like this myself!

]]> By: Jeanne http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/15/mm-would-i-lie-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Jeanne Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:32:50 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/?p=19#comment-26 My mother tells the story of a mild-mannered fellow secretary who got so frustrated at the misuse of this that one day my mom heard coming from her friend's office the shout, "Lie, damn you, LIE!" My mother tells the story of a mild-mannered fellow secretary who got so frustrated at the misuse of this that one day my mom heard coming from her friend’s office the shout, “Lie, damn you, LIE!”

]]> By: Laura http://punctualityrules.com/2007/10/15/mm-would-i-lie-to-you/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Laura Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:36:32 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/?p=19#comment-25 Do you take requests? How about un-mangling "assure," "insure," and "ensure" sometime? Do you take requests? How about un-mangling “assure,” “insure,” and “ensure” sometime?

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