Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 LOL! Okay, I'll cast my vote. This is a road that we just can't go down too often for my taste! I vote for lie in the context of you sentence. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Career Step Student www.careerstep.com 46/Texas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- > I know we just had discussion about this, but I need it again. > > As the pt lied supine or as the pt lyed supine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Val, Actually I believe that in this case it would be laid because it is past tense. I would actually change the sentence to, As the patient was lying supine, or As the patient was supine (leaving out the lie word altogether). Just my two cents. Margaret PS It would never be lye, that is the soap. MG >>> " valpie " 08/07/01 01:53PM >>> I know we just had discussion about this, but I need it again. As the pt lied supine or as the pt lyed supine thanks. val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 I like your second suggestion better Marg, but wouldn't it be " as the patient was laying supine " ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Now THAT is the best answer YET!!! ----- Original Message ----- > As the patient was supine (leaving out the lie word altogether). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Everyone thank you for lied, lyed.....it's still just so confusing to me, but at least I will put it right this time. val Re: lied or lyed again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Val, here's kind of a cheat sheet you might be interested in: Lie versus lay: Lie means to repose. Lay means to put down To lie: [Not in the sense of telling porkies.] Present tense: I lie down all afternoon. Past tense: I lay down all afternoon Present perfect: I have lain down all afternoon. Future: tense: I will lie down this afternoon. To lay: Present tense: I lay my PalmPilot on the desk. Past tense: I laid my PalmPilot on the desk. Present perfect: I have laid my PalmPilot on the desk. Future: tense: I will lay my PalmPilot on the desk. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Career Step Student www.careerstep.com 46/Texas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- > Everyone thank you for lied, lyed.....it's still just so confusing to me, > but at least I will put it right this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 This is how I remember it: You LAY something down. A person LIES down. Therefore, a patient would be lying supine. Re: lied or lyed again > I like your second suggestion better Marg, but wouldn't it be " as the patient > was laying supine " ??? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 This has always helped me.... People lie, things lay.... This only holds up in present tense. It helps a lot but the original question would mean you use the past tense of lie, as Margaret explained. G. Re: lied or lyed again > Val, Actually I believe that in this case it would be laid because it is past tense. I would actually change the sentence to, As the patient was lying supine, or As the patient was supine (leaving out the lie word altogether). Just my two cents. Margaret > > PS It would never be lye, that is the soap. MG > > >>> " valpie " 08/07/01 01:53PM >>> > I know we just had discussion about this, but I need it again. > > As the pt lied supine or as the pt lyed supine > > thanks. > > val > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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