Lay or lie? It’s easy to mix these up

Lay or lie? It’s easy to mix these up

Ever find yourself pausing to work out whether you should be using lay or lie? They’re commonly mixed up, and the fact that the past tense of lie is lay doesn’t make it any easier!

All of us have words we’re not sure about, or that we have to check – every time!

Here’s a graphic to explain the difference.

(Note: does not apply to Bob Dylan, who is granted creative licence!)

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