I avoid using the terms "lay," "lain," and "laid" in regular conversation. And when it comes to reclining in bed or on my overstuffed couch, I never, ever use the word "lie." Instead, I make a ...

It is quite possible that, in the past two weeks, I've received the most mail generated by any Jen's World column I've ever written in nearly nine years. In my 11/6 column ("No lie. Lay down the ...

The difference between the transitive verb lay and the intransitive verb lie escapes many speakers and writers. I have written about it, and so has a Mount Airy reader who frequently comments on ...

It's to lie for: Ever notice how reluctant people are to lie these days, speaking of their grammar and not their honesty? Take these passages in the paper within a small time span: ...