Let Sleeping Dogs Lay
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Do you know that the past participle of the intransitive verb lie is lain and that its past tense is lay, not to be confused with the present tense of the transitive verb lay? Oh, and do you know that no one really cares if you use them all correctly? John explains.
Let Sleeping Dogs Lay
I say lay. You say lie. Lay, lie, let’s call the whole thing off, but let’s not call the calling off off.
It is a point of personal discipline. Abandon the difference between lie and lay, and soon, civilization will collapse.