RE: What's the word for...

["McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>]

I'll tell my neighbor with the recumbent bike that he should be on his side as he pedals, rather than seated leaning back...  is that like ... side-saddle?    :->


 - Kevin 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dossy Shiobara [mailto:dossy -at- panoptic -dot- com] 
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 4:55 PM
> To: McLauchlan, Kevin; techwr-l List
> Subject: Re: What's the word for...
> 
> On 7/6/09 4:48 PM, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:
> > > What's the word for lying on one's side or sleeping on one's side?
> >
> > Lie back and gaze at the stars (or the ceiling) and you are supine.
> > Lie face down, and you are prone.
> >
> > Lie on one side or the other and you are....   are.....   
> are..... what, again?
> 
> Apparently, Wikipedia thinks it's "lying" --
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_%28position%29
> 
> Perhaps you're fishing for "recumbent" ... ?
> 
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