Happy Halloween, everyone! Here are a few tips related to the holiday. Have fun and be safe!
- The word “Halloween” was derived as shorthand for All Hallows’ Evening.
- Capitalize Hades, but not hell.
- Capitalize Satan, but not the devil.
Month: October 2012
ChanteSez … You should never lie
Simple lesson tonight, folks.
Lie = to tell a tale, a fib (and kill a bird, according to tonight’s “Modern Family”). To spell it that way also indicates the state of reclining. As in “I’m about to lie down.” It’s easy to confuse “lie” with “lay.”
Here are some examples to help, most from Associated Press:
- He lies on the beach all day.
- There is no appropriate time to tell a lie.
- I will lay the book down on the table.
- The prosecutor tried to lay the blame on him.
Goodnight.
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