NBR: Lay vs. Lie

RufflesRambo

Pet peeve of mine and most people don't know the correct usage. "Lay" is a transitive verb that requires an object - as in, you lay something down. "Lie" is a non-transitive verb and does not require an object - you lie down.

Examples: 

The baby was lying on the counter.

I laid the baby on the counter.

Got it? 

iris427

LOL thank you

Tinsleigh75

oh ruffles, i pph you.

jennessey

Haha! Love it.

Amy Drinkwater

What about when you tell the dog to go to bed? ?H tells him "go lie down" and everyone else says "go lay down." ?I never knew what was correct so I just say "go to bed."

barkers4jmm

I knew that.

Here's another:  Regardless or Irregardless.  There is no such word as irregardless people.

RufflesRambo

Tinsleigh75:

oh ruffles, i pph you.

Yay!! 

Brookie-Cookie

My personal pet peeve is alot!  A LOT people, 2 words!

Amy Drinkwater

barkers4jmm:

I knew that.

Here's another:? Regardless or Irregardless.? There is no such word as irregardless people.

I HATE that one!!!! ?Irregardless pisses me off, and there are several higher-ups at my company that say it ALL.THE.TIME.?

Amy Drinkwater

barkers4jmm:

I knew that.

Here's another:? Regardless or Irregardless.? There is no such word as irregardless people.

I HATE that one!!!! ?Irregardless pisses me off, and there are several higher-ups at my company that say it ALL.THE.TIME.?

candreco

Tinsleigh75:

oh ruffles, i pph you.

Ditto!  Good grammar makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

sweetpea814

Even worse...I know someone actually who says "irregardlessly" all the time. UGH! 

KittenGator

I love grammar PSAs

brandonswife07

also:  "agreeance" is not a word.

"we are in agreement"  NOT "we are in agreeance."

when in doubt, "we agree."

KittenGator

Amy Drinkwater:

What about when you tell the dog to go to bed? ?H tells him "go lie down" and everyone else says "go lay down." ?I never knew what was correct so I just say "go to bed."

lol, I like how you escape the possibility of not being grammatically correct ;D

The dog lies down. If you're holding the dog, you lay him down.?

preg_amy

My high school English teacher used to say, "If you're not laying on the couch, you're lying on the couch."  Haha!

sweetpea814

ooops, should read: "who actually"

Echowysp

I use the "chicken lays an egg" trick to remember.

Joes_love

my pet peeve is lose vs loose.  and they're/their/there  and to/too/two

okay, so i have lots of pet peeves...but i'm guilty of the lay/lie one.

 

oh- and hanged vs hung.  curtains are hung, people are hanged.

k8elee03

Agreeance :::shudders:::

I think part of the problem with this one is that the past tense of "lie" is "lay." So today I will lie by the pool, but yesterday I lay by the pool. It sounds weird, it is weird, and it's probably just a matter of time before it's dropped altogether. That's how the language changes.

Tinsleigh75

Joes_love:

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oh- and hanged vs hung.? curtains are hung, people are hanged.

true, joes, very true.?

still, a bit of a weird one for a pet peeve ?

Jen&Len

For me, it's "their" vs. "they're" vs. "there"....they're not all the same word!

levans

My pet peeve is should of or could of.  It's should have or could have or just use the contraction should've or could've.  Ugh!