TO ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS: My thoughts on the age-old issue of “lying down” vs. “laying down” - Which is correct "lying down" or "laying down", for s ...

TO ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS: My thoughts on the age-old issue of “lying down” vs. “laying down” - Which is correct "lying down" or "laying down", for someone who is on the bed?   [[English for Students] English for Students • 161.6K followers Ask us anything about English. We'll do our best to answer you in detail.](   [Sarah Madden]( [Sarah Madden]( Professional Editor/Writer and Former Professor [Posted Sat]( [TO ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS: My thoughts on the age-old issue of “lying down” vs. “laying down”]( [Which is correct "lying down" or "laying down", for someone who is on the bed?]( Dear M Anonymous, The original question asked “Which is correct, ‘laying in the bed’ or ‘laying on the bed’?” Most of this answer will address the original question. However,... [Read more »](     [John R. Yamamoto-Wilson]( [John R. Yamamoto-Wilson]( Masters in Applied linguistics & Cambridge PhD in English. [Posted Mon]( [Why do you use "had" when you can just use "was"? For example, "He had been protecting me" and "He was protecting me". What is the difference?]( There’s a big difference! We often use the past continuous (WAS + -ING) to talk about something that was happening when something else happened. For example: Here we can see ... [Read more »](     [Sarah Madden]( [Sarah Madden]( Professional Editor/Writer and Former Professor [Posted Feb 1]( [Amen to this! Thanks, Rich Gore, for posting this on “Humour of the Day,” which is rather ironic, because the U.S. uses the Oxford, more than the UK does.]( What’s a joke about the Oxford comma? [Read more »](   [Read more in English for Students]() This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). You were sent this email because you might like [English for Students](). If you don't want these updates anymore, you can [mute English for Students]( or [unsubscribe](.