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Re: LIE OR LAY
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Paul Silbermann <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 28 Aug 1996 11:36:54 EDT
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So is it "the lay of the land" or "the lie of the land" or (in Hawaii)
"the lei of the land" or (in the South Pacific) "the Lae of the land" or
(for bleaching) "the lye of the land" or (ouch-ouch-ouch)

Sorry, I'm better now...

Paul Silbermann                  National Air and Space Museum
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**************These opinions are mine, not NASM's**************

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