Vocabulary: Lie & Lay

Lie
We use lie when something currently occupies a position or place, usually reclining or at rest. We also use it to place something in relation to another.
Examples:
1. The lake lies beyond this hill.
2. The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West.
Lay
The intransitive form of lie, we use lay when something is brought or placed in a particular position, or caused to lie down or to be set down.
Examples:
1. The artist was very careful to lay the cloth over the painting.
2. This is where they will lay the new railroad track.
Go with the flow
adj. Adaptable, flexible, yielding
Examples:
1. Warren hardly ever plans anything -> he just goes with the flow.
2. I go with the flow -> I have learned not to struggle so much against whatever life throws at me.
How do hearing-impaired people talk?
Hearing-impaired people cannot hear sounds well. How do they "hear" words and talk? Many hearing-impaired people use American Sign Language (ASL).They talk with their hands. Sometimes two hearing-impaired people talk to each other. They both use ASL. Sometimes a person who can hear interprets for hearing-impaired people. The person listens to someone talking, and then he or she makes hand signs.
There are two kinds of sign language. One kind has a sign for every letter in the alphabet. The person spells words. This is finger spelling. The other kind has a sign for whole words. There are about five thousand (5,000) of these signs. They are signs for verbs, things and ideas.
Sone of the signs are very easy, for example, eat , milk, and house. You can see what they mean. Others are more difficult, for example, star, egg or week.
People from any country can learn ASL. They don't speak words. They use signs, so they can understand people from other countries.
ASL is almost like a dance. The whole body talks. American Sign Language is a beautiful language.