tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post944105813793674590..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: TIP TUESDAY: LIE LAY LAIN LAY LAID LAYINGJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-14705780331883872282017-06-03T11:56:08.374-04:002017-06-03T11:56:08.374-04:00This is one of those matters of usage that I usual...This is one of those matters of usage that I usually have to think a bit before coming to a conclusion and even then I sometimes wonder if I've used it correctly. You've clarified it for me. Now if I can remember I'll be doing good.<br /><br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-53798361238319215922017-05-31T19:44:24.700-04:002017-05-31T19:44:24.700-04:00I would be lying if I claimed to ever have this co...I would be lying if I claimed to ever have this correct!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-86989202366148562542017-05-31T12:01:58.358-04:002017-05-31T12:01:58.358-04:00I look up many words before I dare to use them.I look up many words before I dare to use them.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-7947369589268852972017-05-31T12:00:48.870-04:002017-05-31T12:00:48.870-04:00That prayer is the worst: If I should die before I...That prayer is the worst: If I should die before I wake . . .Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-33796352147865459202017-05-31T12:00:18.037-04:002017-05-31T12:00:18.037-04:00Try "lay down" to see what he does.Try "lay down" to see what he does.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-58678659326071655712017-05-31T11:59:13.716-04:002017-05-31T11:59:13.716-04:00You cracked me up first.You cracked me up first.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-39395422122477328532017-05-30T22:17:09.153-04:002017-05-30T22:17:09.153-04:00There are certain verbs that I nearly always check...There are certain verbs that I nearly always check, and these are two of them. I used to teach third grade and there, their, and they're were the bane of my existence! LOL You explained it all so well! Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-63328583095186893572017-05-30T20:03:29.459-04:002017-05-30T20:03:29.459-04:00For decades, children have been kneeling beside th...For decades, children have been kneeling beside their beds every night saying, "Now I lay me down to sleep..." (Maybe because generations of parents didn't want to encourage their little angels to "lie"...?)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-90739965307950564232017-05-30T19:59:38.097-04:002017-05-30T19:59:38.097-04:00I always tell my dog to lie down. He doesn't a...I always tell my dog to lie down. He doesn't always listen tho.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-79564143948096640042017-05-30T19:59:17.823-04:002017-05-30T19:59:17.823-04:00HA! You crack me up. (And that's no LIE!)HA! You crack me up. (And that's no LIE!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-23025609125716633922017-05-30T16:24:30.982-04:002017-05-30T16:24:30.982-04:00Why don't you lie down to take a nap? It will ...Why don't you lie down to take a nap? It will all be better when you awake.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-88099973163455671302017-05-30T16:23:53.872-04:002017-05-30T16:23:53.872-04:00Reading good books makes a huge difference in the ...Reading good books makes a huge difference in the way we speak and write.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-27391130056593494712017-05-30T15:53:47.668-04:002017-05-30T15:53:47.668-04:00I do get confused. I still think I am going to go...I do get confused. I still think I am going to go lay myself down because I am not already lying down. I am setting myself down to sleep. Probably is an issue of my body having always felt like a separate part of me--LOL! I am going to lie myself down sounds weird to my ear. They have always been confusing to me and I think they still are. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-91847744132139874252017-05-30T15:14:00.882-04:002017-05-30T15:14:00.882-04:00I'm so often thankful that I was such a reader...I'm so often thankful that I was such a reader, because the more you read of what's written correctly, the more it comes naturally to write and speak correctly. I would not like having to learn correct usage at this point in my life. But you are doing a great job of helping people do just that. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-70669040091404914072017-05-30T14:32:01.818-04:002017-05-30T14:32:01.818-04:00Eh, whatever.Eh, whatever.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-70369405683853955612017-05-30T14:27:47.564-04:002017-05-30T14:27:47.564-04:00English grammar has driven many people to madness....English grammar has driven many people to madness.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-14722600544166564182017-05-30T14:26:54.847-04:002017-05-30T14:26:54.847-04:00Samson and Faith are such cutie pies.Samson and Faith are such cutie pies.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-54665051003215163982017-05-30T14:26:31.325-04:002017-05-30T14:26:31.325-04:00Dogs are appalled by that.Dogs are appalled by that.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-87728986437650233492017-05-30T14:25:59.643-04:002017-05-30T14:25:59.643-04:00When I make a grammatical error, Franklin and Pene...When I make a grammatical error, Franklin and Penelope give me a hard time.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-82584451110837690472017-05-30T14:24:21.761-04:002017-05-30T14:24:21.761-04:00I'm fine, thanks.I'm fine, thanks.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-57919675654260483712017-05-30T14:24:07.685-04:002017-05-30T14:24:07.685-04:00I am the creator.I am the creator.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-31072746268995416252017-05-30T14:23:50.913-04:002017-05-30T14:23:50.913-04:00Google will help you write your sentence. Google k...Google will help you write your sentence. Google knows all.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-41807316703967779532017-05-30T14:23:18.014-04:002017-05-30T14:23:18.014-04:00Lay across my big brass bed . . .Lay across my big brass bed . . .Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-65525382186617536042017-05-30T14:22:57.644-04:002017-05-30T14:22:57.644-04:00That's an excellent tip.That's an excellent tip.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-54595125958320158782017-05-30T14:22:40.274-04:002017-05-30T14:22:40.274-04:00I'm confused about many things, such as why do...I'm confused about many things, such as why do we have a president named Trump?Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com