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The verb aim... | "During" vs "Through"
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lie v.s. lay #1 (permalink) Tue Jan 08, 2008 13:50 pm   lie v.s. lay
 

Hi,

Could you tell me which phrase you would be happy with, please?
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1. I want to lie down to sleep (to lie is intransitive, and I think it fits the sentence)
2. I want to lay down to sleep (to lay is transitive, and therefore it does not fit the sentence)


Thanks in advance !
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lie v.s. lay #2 (permalink) Tue Jan 08, 2008 14:03 pm   lie v.s. lay
 

Hi Alex

You're right. The first sentence is the better one.

Your second sentence reminds me of a classic children's bedtime prayer:
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
And if I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.


You're welcome. :D
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