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Lie Or lay ELA Question
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Jan 14 '22 at 18:50
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Which one is it?
Please lay/lie your dog on the bench.
I think it's lay but I'm not sure
verbs|lie-lay-lain-laid
edited Jan 14 '22 at 18:51
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Gaming WithJayden
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Neither, for a dog, but I might
lay
my towel on a beach.
–
Weather Vane
Jan 14 '22 at 18:51
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... although there
are
non-sentient-referent senses of 'dog' (including dead ones).
–
Edwin Ashworth
Jan 14 '22 at 19:21
A Dormeo mattress ad says, "As soon as you
lay
on the Puffy bed mattress you will feel an instantaneous relief." I suppose, if you're an ostrich...
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Old Brixtonian
Jan 14 '22 at 20:03
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