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Q. We recently published a letter from our college president that said, in part, “Together, we will work to turn hopes and dreams into reality, and address the challenges that lay before us.” A reader has pointed out that it should be “lie” instead of “lay.” What do you say?
A. Yes, future challenges lie before us. Unless they are chickens. It might make you feel better about the goof to read the thoughts of a Chicago Tribune columnist on the subject: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-schmich_16_jan16,0,5507465.column .
