Daily Archives: March 7, 2008

47-Hour Weekend

Posted on March 7, 2008 by languageandgrammar

I have a confession to make: I didn’t know that it was daylight-saving time rather than Daylight Savings Time (with an s, no hyphen, and caps) until co-blogger Sherry Coven corrected me. She is, of course, right–as she always is–so you might be … Continue reading →

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The Conjugations of Lie and Lay

Posted on March 7, 2008 by languageandgrammar

The verb to lie means to rest or recline and is conjugated lie, lay, have/has lain. He lies silently in his bed. Yesterday, I lay on the beach. The dog has lain on the couch many times. The verb to … Continue reading →

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