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Laid out vs. Layed out
Laid out
/leɪd aʊt/Examples:
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Layed out
/leɪd aʊt/Examples:
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Laid out is the correct past tense of lay out, while layed out is a common misspelling.
- Remember that laid is the past tense and past participle of lay, whereas layed does not follow the typical pattern of English verb conjugation.
- Think of laid out like you paid out, as both use irregular past forms.
- Layed out is an incorrect form often due to confusion with lay.
- Laid ends with id, similar to other irregular verbs like paid, which helps in recalling its correct form.
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