mask  +  23104 Sun, 22 Feb 04 11:28 AM Whose is the money that lies on the table? Whose is the money that is lying on the table? Could anyone please tell me the difference in meaning between these two sentences, if there is any. mask Joined on Sun, Feb 22 2004 Junior Member 56

	rommie  +  23111 Sun, 22 Feb 04 12:03 PM "is lying" would be more normal. "Lies" (in this context) would imply repeated or habitual action - in other words, it would be a statement about money which has a habit of lying around on tables regularly. (This is nonsensical, of course, so no-one would actually infer that meaning in practice - but that's what it sounds like). Rommie rommie Joined on Mon, Jan 26 2004 Earth orbit Regular Member 606