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Re: [OM] Paul's PAW - apparently, bad at math

Subject: Re: [OM] Paul's PAW - apparently, bad at math
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 18:02:11 +0000
“Lie down”.  

“Lay” is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object, Ken.  “Lie” is 
intransitive and does not.

Well, you did (seem to) ask . . .

Chris
On 5 Nov 2013, at 17:38, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Maybe if I just remove all of the numbers, I'll stop obsessing over them....
> 
> That's my strategy on a lot of things. For example, is it "I'm going
> to lie down" or is it "I'm going to lay down"? I have no clue, so I
> just change it to "I'm going to go rest for a bit".

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