Thanks, Jack (part 1)
Posted on August 27th, 2011 –
Sarah and I went to see Jack Layton on Friday evening as he lay in state at City Hall. The outpouring of support was impressive.
Sarah and I went to see Jack Layton on Friday evening as he lay in state at City Hall. The outpouring of support was impressive.
August 27th, 2011 5:03 pm
I believe laying in state is the incorrect phrase when one is not on Parliament Hill.
August 28th, 2011 2:21 pm
Wikipedia says that lying in state could mean both lying in the state’s capital or the principal government building(s) of a city. To be honest I haven’t used the expression much but I’ve seen newspapers use it while Layton was in Toronto — that’s what I’ve been basing my use of it on.