Today's MastoPedantry:
"Lay" takes an object. "Lie" doesn't.
You *lie* on the couch and *lay* the book on the table.
Past tenses, you ask?
You lay on the couch an hour ago. You've lain there for an hour.
You laid the book on the table. It's laid there for an hour.
Thank you. Carry on.
Tom Capuder
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