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RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 Thanks, Bob. I'm happy about that, actually!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 ...and just when I was beginning to get a good night's sleep once again. Will this madness never end...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 aput, I got carried away when replying to you last time, and typed f/W instead of v/w. In addition I...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 You're correct to the best of my knowledge. And that makes it even more intriguing that he used "sa...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 In reply to aput, you caused me to remember that the Beatles sang "...never saw(r) THEM at all..." -...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 Thank you so much for your comments and both the links. This is the kind of thing for which I am so ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 Thanks for the comments. The intrusive R was common with the Kennedy family, as you mentioned, but i...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 No, the "R" was not a typo; I inserted it there to show what the Beatles vocalist sang: "I never 'sa...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 You're correct, of course. Thanks for refreshing my memory! Speaking of The Beatles, what's with th...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 I forgot to mention the following observation: In the space of four decades of popular and rock mus...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 I submitted the original query regarding "lie/lay" in order to probe the readers' interests and know...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 ...but then you're not American, either! Americans are notorious for being ignorant regarding lie an...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word lie/lay (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 As an English teacher in Norway, I have realized the following: not only do my students have problem...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 What I've noted in my frequent trips to both the UK and to the USA, is that both cultures have apost...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 Kalleh, as far as I know, ST. THOMAS' HOSPITAL is perfectly correct, although the usage in Britain a...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Apostrophe affecting the meaning (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 Kalleh, as far as I know,... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: OK, Let's talk dirty... (in Questions & Answers about Words) by markmywords48 Where I teach (in Norway) the kids in my ninth grade regularly use profanity heard on cable TV progr...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Signs at Oxford (in The Written Word) by markmywords48 My favorite topic relating to British signs is the lack of punctuation or delineation. This often le...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word | » Refine Search » New Search |
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