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From: techwr-l-bounces+phanson=quintrex -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+phanson=quintrex -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Edwin Skau
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 11:08 AM
To: Sarah Blake
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Lay versus lie
Someone's gotta redo that Clapton song, Lie Down Sally...
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Sarah Blake <Sarah -dot- Blake -at- microfocus -dot- com>wrote:
> > I remember watching COPS and always being bothered by the policemen
> > yelling at suspects to "Lay down on the ground!" Still, I suppose that
> > if a policeman was pointing his gun at me and yelling at me to "Lay
> down
> > on the ground," that would NOT be the time to correct his grammar.
>
> Though it would probably go rather badly for me; I have bad hearing and
> would likely presume I just hadn't heard /what/ I was meant to lay down.
>
> I can see the conversation now.
>
> Cop: Lay down on the ground!
> Panicked Englishwoman: Err, sorry, I didn't quite catch that, what am I
> laying down?
> Cop: You being funny with me?
> Panicked Englishwoman: Err what? No, I just didn't hear you, could you
> repeat that please?
> Cop: Lay down!
> Panicked Englishwoman: Yeah, I got that part, but what am I laying
> down...
>
> Your policemen are all nice polite fellows who'd laugh with me about it
> later, right? ...right?
>
> Sarah Blake
> Senior Technical Author
> Micro Focus
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