who's doing the laying?
Posted By: lola on 2007-02-07
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Subject: who's doing the laying?
The patient was lied flat on the bed
laid or lain? This is my favorite confusion.
I know that with laid you need an object. So is the pt the object? or is the pt the one reclining? which would make it lain. I think....Ahhhh
 This is me in my head right now.
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