tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post3877925821692538806..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: You might be an English professor if . . .undinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-50563881993364333612008-03-18T22:35:00.000-07:002008-03-18T22:35:00.000-07:00I *hate* that song. The lie/lay thing drives me cr...I *hate* that song. The lie/lay thing drives me crazy.Terminal Degreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523014953046778630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-38897244287444923332008-03-10T19:48:00.000-07:002008-03-10T19:48:00.000-07:00What Now, it sounds as though that became a light ...What Now, it sounds as though that became a light bulb moment for the students. I like articulate dad's explanation but am too irritated to be charitable about it, I guess.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-36909131891752426892008-03-08T06:29:00.000-08:002008-03-08T06:29:00.000-08:00I settled it in my mind by simply reinterpreting "...I settled it in my mind by simply reinterpreting "lay here" as "lay [myself] here" with the object tacit. Perhaps I'm being too charitable.ArticulateDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-15373636634011989822008-03-07T16:27:00.000-08:002008-03-07T16:27:00.000-08:00It makes me crazy!The nice thing is that I taught ...It makes me crazy!<BR/><BR/>The nice thing is that I taught lie/lay to my students just this week, and one of them said, "Wait, that means that song is wrong. That's so annoying!"What Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-84735434046358981312008-03-06T23:35:00.000-08:002008-03-06T23:35:00.000-08:00I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one! He really d...I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one! He really does say that, and it would be *so easy* to make both of them present tense.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-56045874054705702932008-03-05T13:24:00.000-08:002008-03-05T13:24:00.000-08:00THANK YOU! I can't stand that song and that has a...THANK YOU! I can't stand that song and that has always bothered me.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477707480338232435noreply@blogger.com