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Rule "was lain (laid)"

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Description:	was lain (laid)
Message:	Did you mean \1 laid?
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/lay-vs-lie-word-choice/#how-to-use-%E2%80%9Clay%E2%80%9D-correctly
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	The body was lain beside his wife in the cemetery. Correction suggestion: was laid
Correct sentences for comparison:	His body was laid beside his wife in the cemetery.
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	WAS_LAIN [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)

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