Tag: lie vs lay

Lay / Lie

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: LAY / LIE We […]

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (Not Lay)

Ever heard the expression, “Let sleeping dogs lie”? Everyone I’ve ever known to say or write that sentence seemed perfectly willing to let sleeping dogs […]

Lay / Lie

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: LAY / LIE We […]

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie — Not Lay

NOTE: I first published this article a year and a half ago, but I have just come across the misuse of the verb “to lay” to […]

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie — Not Lay

Ever heard the expression “let sleeping dogs lie”? Everyone I’ve ever known to say or write that sentence seemed perfectly willing to let sleeping dogs […]

Lay / Lie

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: LAY / LIE We […]