Re: word abuse

Subject: Re: word abuse
From: JamesPVW <jamespvw -at- AOL -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 08:37:01 -0400

In article <970922235901_813307621 -at- emout06 -dot- mail -dot- aol -dot- com>,
TRIADserv -at- aol -dot- com writes:

><< In article <9708228749 -dot- AA874966170 -at- ccmail -dot- artisoft -dot- com>,
> bkane -at- artisoft -dot- com writes:
>
> > One of my mom's pet peeves is lay vs. lie. She's an editor.
> > She has told me the rule for remembering which to use,
> > but I can't seem to remember it!
>
> You must have layed it down somewhere.
> >>
>Would that be LAID it down?
>
>

Um, yes, that's the point! :-)

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