Hi, anyone can explain “laying on its side” in this sentence? Thank you! Any rectangle that isn’t square is oblong, at least if it’s laying on its side (such rectangles can actually be called oblongs

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Hi, anyone can explain “laying on its side” in this sentence? Thank you! Any rectangle that isn’t square is oblong, at least if it’s laying on its side (such rectangles can actually be called oblongs)

2021年5月3日 07:55

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'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.

2021年5月3日

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."

2021年5月3日

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."

2021年5月3日