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unfocus

Whatever is over now.

Jan 04, 2006 10:34

I slept way too hard last night. I can't even remember any dreams.

There's a lot on my to-do list, but first I am lying in bed with In the Valley of Dying Stars because I haven't done that in a while ( Read more... )

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grammar nerds unite! mrsbuzz January 4 2006, 12:41:03 UTC

lay vs. lie
present tense: you lie down. you lay things down. (you lay yourself down = you lie down.)
past tense: i lay down for a while yesterday, but it wasn't long enough. i laid my head on the pillow, but it felt like it was only for minutes instead of hours.
past participle: if i had lain down for longer yesterday, i wouldn't be so tired today. i wish i had laid out more pages at work before i left yesterday, in which case i wouldn't be so busy today.
present participle: i bet you are lying down, and i am jealous. i would rather be laying bricks than sitting here at work.
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Re: grammar nerds unite! unfocus January 4 2006, 13:52:40 UTC

I think the fact that "lay" is the past tense of "lie" confused my brain in grammar (hehe) school, so I've avoided using either word in the past tense ever since. Also, not only did I forget "lain" existed, I think I even resorted to using "lied" at times, so yay for the enlightenment.

A lovely friend of mine got me this shirt: http://www.glarkware.com/securestore/c181846p16737910.2.html for Christmas! :D

I've been considering taking a grammar class at school, but I think it's geared more toward ESL students and would be a little too rudimentary (although I could use a brush up on some of the basics... if it was all just really basic stuff I think it'd be rather pointless). I had a friend that was considering teaching English abroad, which sounds pretty cool.