Ah! That's why the US has corrupted the transitive verb "lay" to use
instead of the intransitive verb "lie" ...
;-)
Chris
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On 15 May 2005, at 03:08, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>> lawyers who in America lie in wait . . . <<
>>>
>
> Perfect phrase to demonstrate how the eccentricities of the English
> language
> sometimes can be elevated to the level of art.
>
> IMHO, natch
>
> --Bob
>
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