Even though I know this grammar rule, I still always double check in my trusty, well-worn, AP Stylebook. Simplified: lay is for objects, lie is to recline. You lay an object on a table. You lie down.
Even though I know this grammar rule, I still always double check in my trusty, well-worn, AP Stylebook. Simplified: lay is for objects, lie is to recline. You lay an object on a table. You lie down.