Wednesday, January 12, 2011

The Die is Cast: No Lieing, Crieing or Dieing.

Hello! I just want to say that if you're still spelling 'lying' as L-I-E-I-N-G or 'dying' as D-I-E-I-N-G, you are doing it wrong. 'Lieing' and 'dieing' are not the present continuous (progressive) forms of  the verbs "lie" and "die".

God bless you as you get on the right path. :-)

P.S: "Dieing" is an English word but it has nothing to do with death; it is the present continuous of the verb - to die - which means "to cut with a die (a die is a blade/sharp implement used to cut material in industry)." For more information, see below.


die

2   [dahy]  Show IPAnoun, plural dies for 1, 2, 4, dice for 3; verb, died, die·ing.
–noun
1.
Machinery .
a.  any of various devices for cutting or forming material in apress or a    stamping or forging machine.
b. a hollow device of steel, often composed of severalpieces to be     fitted into a stock, for cutting the threadsof bolts or the like.
c. one of the separate pieces of such a device.
d. a steel block or plate with small conical holes throughwhich wire,     plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
2.
an engraved stamp for impressing a design upon some softer material,     as in coining money.
3.
sing. of dice.
4.
Architecture dado def. 1 .
–verb (used with object)
5.
to impress, shape, or cut with a die.
6.
the die is cast, the irrevocable decision has been made; fate has taken charge: The die is cast—I can't turn back.
via http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dieing

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