lay in the sun

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tzfujimino

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I've found this on Facebook.
Is it correct to say "Do you lay in the sun?"
Could it be a typo?
 

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It's incorrect. It should be 'Do you lie in the sun?'

A lot of native English-speakers make this mistake.
 
It's not a typo. Fewer and fewer people make the distinction.
 
It's not a typo inasmuch as it is almost certainly the word the author meant to write. It is, however, the wrong word.
 
I am disappointed at the lax proofreading of the BBC. :-?
 
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