So let's take a simple word like 'lay'. You would think the past participle would be 'layed'. Nope. No such word. You would think even further that a spell checker would know what you meant. Nope. How about 'clayed, played, flayed, rayed or payed"? No thanks. I was a bad speller to begin with. I think spell checkers are making me worse.
But back to getting layed. Like I said you can't get layed because it doesn't exist. And even dictionary.com doesn't want to guess what you're trying to say. The correct answer is the 38th guess for what you where trying to say. (And as I'm typing this I'm noticing 'say' and 'said'.)
So now you guessed. I'm trying to get 'laid'. Well after I did figure that out I double checked dictionary.com. When you look at this, think about this being the first word that somebody that was going learn when learning English. Go here to get 'laid'. (Yes that definition is there. It's number 58)
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Oh, the humanity!
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Why? Why is English this way? Maybe Bilbo can come drop the answer off.
Aaron is now saying things like go-ed and do-ed. And then I get the inevitable "Why?" when I tell him its went and done.
If it takes this much analysis, no wonder you can't get laid. Maybe I have the same problem. Amanda - I'll try to figure out the answer...it probably has something to do with Old English vowel mutations or something stupid like that that's only of interest to linguists.
Everybody knows that "lade" is a present-tense verb meaning "to fill a ship with cargo". So you don't actually get "lade", you get "laded", after which, you're "laden".
No wonder you're having problems.
You're going about this all wrong. First, get some alcohol...
I'm going to Hawaii because when you get off the plane you get leied
There is nothing simple about the English language, which is ok by me cos it just means I have an excuse when I make mistakes.
check out this list of the common errors in English, there are really good one.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
I'd look for a smarter lay, you know the type who DOESN'T need you to spell it out for her!...just saying
I got leied at the Tiki Lounge in Pittsbugh..Muhahahaha
Amanda - See the link that Rima left. Interesting info.
Bilbo - I does happen every once in awhile.
Gilahi - Yeah I ..... What?
Lacochran - Bring some over. I'm ready.
Bandit - Been there done that.
Rima - good link.
Fiona - Don't pick on Claudia. It's not her fault. I just need lots of help.
Mistress - I assume there was alcohol involved.
Me - This was way to much work. And Mistress popped in while I was typing all my clever responses.
Thanks, Sweetheart. You're worth all the help I give you!
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