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To: JimmyTheFish

‘Lay’ has become acceptable in either use here as well. I’ve stopped making the distinction.


25 posted on 05/19/2024 5:51:46 PM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: steve86; JimmyTheFish
‘Lay’ has become acceptable in either use here as well. I’ve stopped making the distinction.

It hasn't become "acceptable."

Rather, the mistake has merely become widespread - like the confusion regarding "its" and "it's."

Regards,

33 posted on 05/20/2024 1:06:27 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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