| We weren’t planning on going to this picnic, but now that Pippa has had her way with the response form, it’s probably better that we lay low [or “lie low” and “ ‘lay low.’ ”[ |
Picnic Invitation Originally uploaded by AKMA. |
HA! I needed that. :-)
Posted by: Clancy at July 26, 2004 10:34 AMHilarious! :)
Posted by: timsamoff at July 26, 2004 10:37 AMI think your Pippa and my kids need to find each other. Yesterday I was cooking a chicken and Finn stood there watching saying things like "poor chicken" and asking whether we also cooked its eggs when we roasted the whole bird.
Tell Pippa I'll happily sign up for her therapy sessions!
Posted by: Chris Corrigan at July 26, 2004 12:38 PMPlease make that 'lie' low. I refuse to believe you have given in to JQPublic's disregard for the difference!
Posted by: NTA at July 27, 2004 05:19 AMSigh. I weighed the alternatives of “lie low” and “ ‘lay low’ ” (with scare quotes), but they sounded pompous and affected, so I opted to accede to colloquial usage this time. I’ll go back and add the more precise alternatives.
Posted by: AKMA at July 27, 2004 09:08 AM