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In this post, Iโll give a few examples of an unusual feature where a particular Latin verb form (typically that of the 3rd person singular) has been adopted into English as a noun. Most of these nouns are very common and you might not even be aware of their origin!
In response to a recent question from several of my students, hereโs a grammar post about two confusing verbs: lie and lay. (Actually, itโs three verbs, but weโll come to that later.) TO LAY โTo layโ means to put something down. It is followed by a direct object, i.e. itโs a transitive verbโafter it we …
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