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Sentence #2776161

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 Hybrid Hybrid October 6, 2013 October 6, 2013 at 5:24:55 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I see: http://blog.oxforddictionaries....03/lie-or-lay/

brauchinet brauchinet October 6, 2013 October 6, 2013 at 5:39:12 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thank you for the link, it's worth reading ☺
lie-lay-lain
lay-laid-laid
So shouldn't it be "We lay down on the grass."?

Hybrid Hybrid October 20, 2013 October 20, 2013 at 7:27:30 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I think that this is so common that maybe it's not a mistake anymore.

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen October 20, 2013 October 20, 2013 at 7:33:55 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

[#2672173] ☺

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We lied down on the grass and stared at the night sky.

added by Hybrid, October 6, 2013
➜ #2776175Çimlere uzanıp karanlık gökyüzüne doğru baktık.

linked by estambulista, October 6, 2013
➜ #2776301Wir legten uns ins Gras und schauten in den Nachthimmel.

linked by brauchinet, October 6, 2013
We lay down on the grass and stared at the night sky.

edited by Hybrid, October 22, 2013