The tragic rape of Charles Bukowski’s ghost by Black Sparrow Press (2013)

Re:The tragic rape of Charles Bukowski’s ghost by Black Spar... by urubu on Friday January 21, 2022 @01:56PM (#30028262)

Not to be pedantic, but I think 'laying' has a different etymology, namely this one (quote from the OED):

'lay, v.1 General sense: To cause to lie.

[OE. lęcgan = OFris. ledsa, lega, leia, OS. leggian (Du. leggen), OHG. lecken, legen (MHG., mod.G. legen), ON. legja (Sw. lägga, Da. lægge), Goth. (= OTeut.) lagjan, f. lag- ablaut-variant of OTeut. leg-: see lie v.'

OE = Old English, OFris.= Old Frisian etc.

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Re:The tragic rape of Charles Bukowski’s ghost by Black Spar... by halpert on Friday January 21, 2022 @07:42PM (#30031864)

I think GPs “lay” may be like “lay person” which is not the use in the poem.

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