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Posted by Josef Essberger on March 9, 2014

Does CNN know lie from lay?

noaslpls March 9, 2014 15:31

Actually it was from CNN too. :) But different reporter.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/09/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plan...

I guess, there's still hope for me yet, to understand about 'lay and lie'.
Josef Essberger March 9, 2014 15:13

Well spotted noaslpls. But I think that is from a different publisher (FoxCT):
http://foxct.com/2014/03/08/malaysia-airlines-loses-contact-with-je...

The CNN version is at:
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/08/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-jet-...

Apparently FoxCT have better proofreaders than CNN.

Btw, this is not an issue of British versus American English. In this context "lay" is wrong in BrE and AmE.
noaslpls March 9, 2014 13:38

I think CNN realised the mistake and had edited the news or maybe it was written by different reporters for the same news :-

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