After all, is it 'laying in bed' or 'lying in bed'? There's no doubt about it—grammar can be tricky. Our language has rules that make sense, don’t make sense and then completely contradict each other.

Perhaps no grammatical dilemma in English causes more snits — or more snickering — than choosing between the verbs “lie” and “lay.” In fact, let’s get all the snickering over now: “lie, lay, laid.” ...

Some of my laying hens seem to be slowing down. How do I know when to butcher them? If you choose to keep your hens beyond their first two years of laying, their production will gradually fall to the ...