Monday, August 27, 2018

MSNBC, sheesh

A few minutes ago: “Mueller might lay low.”

Garner’s Modern English Usage on lie low and lay low: “The latter phrase is common but loose. The two phrasings both appear in print, but the correct lying low is three times as common as laying low.”

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[This post is the kind of thing that happens when I watch the news.]

comments: 2

The Arthurian said...

"[This post is the kind of thing that happens when I watch the news.]"

The first step is admitting you have a problem.
:)

Michael Leddy said...

Indeed! I will think of blackouts as my higher power.