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Laid? Learn "new" Words with Dave Series David Angel Down a shot of rum Lie down my phone and go lay down Mull over spicy words The Captain’s not absurd Publican, lie down my drink! Captain Morgan helps me think My inhibitions down I asked Sheila to lay down She said Sober up you silly clown! Copyright ©️ 2026, David Angel, All Rights Reserved Cici - As your editor-at-large Dave, your consistency is impressive, but unfortunately, you are consistently wrong! Try this instead: Down a shot of rum LAY down my phone and go LIE down Mull over spicy words The Captain’s not absurd Publican, LAY down my drink! Captain Morgan helps me think My inhibitions down I ask Sheila to LIE down Angel - Are you certain? How do you know? Cici - The confusion comes from the verbs lie and lay, which overlap in form. 1️⃣ Lie = to recline • No object • Present: lie • Past: lay • Past participle: lain Example: • I lie down every afternoon. • Yesterday I lay down. • I have lain down already. 👉 If there’s no object, you want lie. ⸻ 2️⃣ Lay = to put something down • Requires an object • Present: lay • Past: laid • Past participle: laid Example: • I lay the book on the table. • Yesterday I laid the book down. • I have laid it down. 👉 If something is being placed somewhere, you want lay. Get it yet? Angel - Yesterday I laid Sheila down Cici - In your dreams. ❌ “Lie down my phone” You’re placing the phone down — it has an object (my phone). So you need lay, not lie. Correct: Lay down my phone. ⸻ ❌ “Go lay down” There is no object. You are reclining yourself. So it must be lie. Correct: Go lie down. ⸻ ❌ “Ask Peter’s wench to lay down” Again, no object —The harlot herself is reclining. So it should be: Correct: Ask the slut to lie down. Hat tip - - ChatGPT - for the grammar refresher Drinks with My Editor Sheila by Peter Whisenant - for lying down the inspiration @peterww