tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post444782662196032055..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: CNN hearts grammarMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-61960547140337617782007-01-22T15:39:00.000-06:002007-01-22T15:39:00.000-06:00Thanks, great post. I just went to Grammar Girl's ...Thanks, great post. I just went to Grammar Girl's site and she conjugates 'to lay' and 'to lie' for in a little chart. She gives the past participle of the latter as 'lain'. Do many native speakers of American English say things like this:<br /><br /> "The cat has lain in the mud for hours."<br /><br />That's her example. I could imagine a very formal context -- like writing a disssertation -- where you'd say that, but with a cat in the mud?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com