You know how when you repeat something to yourself one too many times it starts sounding odd? Well, here's one I'm having trouble with: "lied down."
"I lied down on the bed." Sounds like something I've heard often enough and probably used myself on occasion.
Trouble is, the standard simple past tense of "lie" is "lay," so shouldn't it be more correct to say "I lay down on the bed"? I just can't remember ever hearing it used this way.
What are your thoughts?
Edit: Actually, now that I think about it, I think I have heard or read "lay down"..