It's grammar time!

[reginahime]

I saw an article in Reader's Digest in which the author described a number of common grammatical errors that people make. Being the fan of proper grammar that I am, I found the article very interesting. As I read through the various grammatical blunders that the author chose to detail, my reactions ranged from "Yeah, that bugs me too" to "Huh, I

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[maidenofmystery]

Thank you for this! I've seen people who are otherwise good writers mess all of these up at some point. For some reason, people confusing #5 annoys me the most, because it's so common and so rarely corrected. For instance, Craig has a song on his playlist called "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" that makes me twitch every time I hear it, because it's supposed to be "lie back," not "lay back." Your explanation here is probably as clear as it gets, so I hope at least a few people read it and learn a little about using lay/lie correctly.