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Grammatical nit in the voiceover: "sit or lie down", not "lay down."

• noizejoy 3y ago
  > Grammatical nit in the voiceover: "sit or lie down", not "lay down." ... unless you're Sally[0] [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_Down_Sally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_Down_Sally
  • js2 3y ago
    Even Sally should lie down when she's not the subject of a song made famous by Eric Clapton. :-) Lay as a present-tense intransitive verb is slang[1], just like "ain't" (another bit of slang in that song) and so it stands out in a video and presentation that otherwise conveys a sense of formality and seriousness. [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/how-to-use-lay-and-lie https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/how-to-use-lay-and-l...