Pedants' corner
LaPerduta · 04/01/2023 10:16
TheShellBeach · 01/01/2023 22:44
See also "the body was laying on the floor" - no it bloody wasn't.
It was LYING on the floor.
I hate "was laying" and have also seen "was lay", "was laid" and - possibly the worst of all - "was led".
(I realise "was laid" and "was led" can be correct in different contexts, but not as conjunctions of "to lie".)
upinaballoon · 04/01/2023 17:37
Emma Barnett, on 'Woman's Hour', says 'with regards to', 'in regards to'. Lots of other people do, too. It's vile.
I made the mistake of sending a hand-written letter to the local paper a few years ago. I said I was writing 'with regard to' whatever and the blighter who typed it up put 'regards'.ðŸ˜
Best regards to all,
Upinaballoon
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