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Grammar

The Lie-Lay Confusion Explained

by Mary Cullen on October 16, 2008

in Grammar

Lay and lie are two words often interchanged mistakenly in business documents.
Lay means “to place.” Lie, as a verb, means “to recline or tell an untruth.” (Lie, as a noun, means a falsehood.) Lie, as a noun is generally clear, but the verb lie and the verb lay can be confusing.
Lay (principal parts: lay, laid, [...]

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Press Release Error

by Mary Cullen on September 23, 2008

in Grammar, Proofreading

I’m sorry I’ve not blogged for a few days. Instructional Solutions celebrates its ten year anniversary this month! There is a lot of reflection and writing and celebrating occurring.
Coincidentally, I stumbled across a press release for a potential client, also celebrating a ten year anniversary this year. They’re a great company, but I cringed. The [...]

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