> knowing the difference between lay and lie.

I'm guessing you're not a linguist, and have no knowledge of academic linguistics.

▲ defrost 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Please consider imparting information rather than zero content snark.

  Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.

To be fair the original commenter was incredibly snarky.

	▲	defrost 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I had a similar thought and drew a distinction between snark about lines in the submitted article and snark directed at a fellow HN commenter. Both are discouraged, neither is great, the second following piling on and getting personal example is arguably worse. The disappointing part (for myself at least) was a failure to be explicit in how they felt the lay / lie usage should go and in what English speaking domains the preferred usages are.