I avoid using the terms "lay," "lain," and "laid" in regular conversation. And when it comes to reclining in bed or on my overstuffed couch, I never, ever use the word "lie." Instead, I make a ...

It is quite possible that, in the past two weeks, I've received the most mail generated by any Jen's World column I've ever written in nearly nine years. In my 11/6 column ("No lie. Lay down the ...

The difference between the transitive verb lay and the intransitive verb lie escapes many speakers and writers. I have written about it, and so has a Mount Airy reader who frequently comments on ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Time to capsize the mailbag, check the leftovers before the year checks out. Random notes like the lay-lie muddle, via Gillian Appleton: ...