Blast from the Past: What is the difference between "lie" and "lay"?

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skroberts did a really great job of describing the grammatical difference between lie, which never takes an object, and lay, which always takes an object, in the original lie/lay post. Here are a few more tips for remembering the difference, with some help from our friends from Due South.


( lay what? )

( mental images )

( the tricky bit )