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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Using Laid or Layed

In the sentence If laid end-to-end, the links would circle the earth about 21.5. Should laid or layed be used?
  

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Let's go one step further: you never used "layed." There is no such word in English.
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What if we are speaking of chickens? "My hen layed an egg." or "My hen laid an egg."
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Chickens, turtles, butterflies or bad jokes—Grammar Geek's explanation remains valid

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