LAYING AROUND

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Anonymous

#264121 Fri, 08 Sep 06 10:38 AM

Hi, could someone explain to me this LAYING AROUND here, on this sentence?:

'Anyway, after LAYING AROUND for a while, I did record with ...'

Thanks, Jo.

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Mister Micawber

#264239 Fri, 08 Sep 06 04:04 PM

Laying around = doing nothing productive

Mister Micawber

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'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

Lying or laying
Laying or lying??
Banks are laying off people, not hiring.
Around

Laying out a report
laying tiles/paving tiles
• As she spoke, she was laying him a place...
'maneuver around' and 'skirt around'

around in the park
Round/around
round / around
round around

CalifJim

#264342 Fri, 08 Sep 06 08:39 PM

Strictly speaking it should be lying around, but this error is so common that many of us have come to accept it in casual speech.

CJ

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"There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche