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Wrong lied-on-couch
Use this lay on the couch
i · WhyTwo lines, no filler

The past tense of 'lie' (recline) is 'lay'. 'Lied' is the past of 'lie' (tell a falsehood).

ii · Brew tipKeep this one

Reclined = lay. Told a fib = lied. Different verbs with the same infinitive.

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Lay vs. Lie

You lay something down. You lie down yourself.

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