kessie8yl wrote:redle wrote:kessie8yl wrote:*If Emily was in bed then the description for "x me" presumably meant to say that we're "laying" beside her - but if "lying" is what we're doing then it's probably just as well she's in another room and can't hear us...
Just a quick fyi on this one... to lie means either to position one's self in a horizontal position on a bed, floor, etc, or to tell a falsehood. The word lying is no different. It is a valid form of both words.
Lying is a noun or an adjective of the verb to lie. Laying is a participle of the verb to lay.
There are common phrases which appear to break the rule but that's English for you... Deal with it

Not to belabor the point but,
Although most online sources seem to simply state it as: verb - present participle of lie (and references the lie which does not me to tell a falsehood), here is one that elaborates further.
intransitive verb lay, lain, lying
1 to be or put oneself in a reclining position along a relatively horizontal surface: often with down
2 to be in a more or less horizontal position on some supporting surface: said of inanimate things
3 to be or remain in a specified condition: motives that lie hidden
4 to be situated: Canada lies to the north
5 to extend; stretch: the road that lies before us
6 to be; exist; be found: the love that lies in her eyes
7 to be buried or entombed
8 Archaic to stay overnight or for a short while; lodge
9 Archaic to have sexual intercourse (with)
10 Law to be maintainable or admissible: an action that will not lie
http://www.yourdictionary.com/lieI haven't actually looked at his game to see if he used lying correctly or not. But using lying as a verb to indicate body position relative to the environment is a valid use of the word. And yes, English has more than enough quirks to go around.