Another Pet Peeve instance

Jul 12, 2008 23:40

I have a huge playlist of everything in my music library, which plays music randomly in the background while I write. One song (which I didn't even know we owned!) just played, and filled up all my EEEWWW! receptors. It's called "Lay, Lady, Lay." So, the improper useage is IN THE TITLE. Because the verse goes on to say, "Lay, lady, lay--lay ( Read more... )

lie/lay, pet peeves

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yaoi_4dd1ct July 14 2008, 07:44:42 UTC
Big brass bed? Sounds interesting. . . .

Hee hee. Your EEEWWW! receptors, eh? Makes me want to play some Savage Garden for you.

"I wanna lay like this forever."

Or how about some Fall Out Boy

"Can I lay in your bed all day?"

Hee hee hee.

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catmagnet July 16 2008, 07:28:47 UTC
You, oh yaoi fan, are just a sicko. Someday I intend to collect the names of all the songs I can that use "lay" incorrectly and BOYCOTT them! (I'm sure that will do so much good for the world.)

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catmagnet July 16 2008, 09:02:55 UTC
Okay, this is either hilarious or really sucks, depending on your point of view. The LiveJournal banner, just over my journal, just listed in HUGE ORANGE LETTERS: "LAY LADY LAY RINGTONE!" Save me from targeted advertising!

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