Mom Lays It on the Line About the Verbs ‘Lay’ and ‘Lie’

  DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: My mother spent most of her life serving as an elementary school teacher. Before Mother recently passed away, she was in hospice, and the gentle doctor raised her to a sitting position so he could examine her back. Knowing she was in pain, he said, “Margie, I’m sure you want to […]