'Laying' is wrong here, surely? It should be 'lying', i.e. in a horizontal position. 'Lay' is a transitive verb and means 'to put in a horizontal position'. My clothes are lying on the bed. I am laying my clothes on the bed so I can look at them properly.

Well, this definition (which I see is from Merriam-Webster) suggests that an oblong has to lie on its side. I was not aware of this requirement. As far as I'm concerned, something that is oblong can be vertical, horizontal, leaning, etc. "A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose."

It means that the rectangle has one side that is longer than the other (in contrast to a square in which all sides have the same length (like this: ⬛), and that the longer side is positioned horizontally (that is, when you look at the rectangle, it is longer from left to right, like this: ⌨). This rectangular keyboard appears to be "lying on its side."

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