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Aug 11, 2020 at 12:54 vote accept Neil
Aug 11, 2020 at 7:43 comment added BoldBen The usage is changing because English is a living language. Being old I don't like "I was laid on the beach", "I was sat in my car" and so on because 'laid' and 'sat' used to be regarded solely as transitive verbs so I think "I laid what on the beach?" and "Who sat me in my car". However modern conversational usage accepts both 'sat' and 'laid' as intransitive verbs. Grammarly is reflecting the newer usage but Word Power is not. Personally I prefer Word Power in this instance.
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Aug 11, 2020 at 3:58 comment added Jason Bassford Depending on context (which has not been provided), they are both grammatical. If she reclined on the beach in the past, then she lay on the beach. As mentioned in a comment under the current single answer, if she is a chicken, then it's quite correct to say that she "laid [an egg] on the beach." It's also correct to say that she lied on the beach, if she was telling a falsehood while on the beach. You have to provide more information than you currently have. What actual action is being described, and when did it occur?
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Aug 11, 2020 at 0:15 comment added livresque More help: What is the difference between “lay” and “lie”?.
Aug 10, 2020 at 22:58 comment added Lambie I lay the table every night; Last night I laid the table. Recently, I have laid the table more than my sisters. In short: lay, laid, laid. [to set something down]
Aug 10, 2020 at 22:53 comment added Lambie I lie on the beach everyday. Yesterday, I lay on the beach for two hours. Recently, I have lain on the beach for hours on end. In short: lie, lay, lain.
Aug 10, 2020 at 22:23 comment added Old Brixtonian @Jason Bassford It's only lied in the other sense of the word: to fib!
Aug 10, 2020 at 22:20 answer added Old Brixtonian timeline score: 3
Aug 10, 2020 at 21:31 comment added Chaim @Jason Bassford Lied?
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Aug 10, 2020 at 20:48 comment added Conrado There is a related question with a good answer at Help using lay and lie.
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