Is this statement grammatically correct?

Question

"He lied on me" meaning that "he" said something false about me. Thanks!

Answer 1

He lied ABOUT me.

Answer 2

about

Answer 3

Not correct. He told a lie about me.

Answer 4

On isn't the right preposition here. Use "about".

Answer 5

You actually answered your own question!  Look in the second part of your example above..."He said something false ABOUT me."

Worth noting....

Different areas of the country often use grammer/words incorrectly.  For example:

The correct past tense of lay is laid.

The correct past tense of lie is lay.

For example, "He lied on me" may not mean that someone said something false...  It could man that someone laid on top on someone.  In that case, the correct sentence would be, "He laid on me."

Hope this helps!

Answer 6

Depends how you mean it.  On me is wrong.  But if you mean that he lied about you, said something to someone else, then say he lied about me.  But if you mean he lied TO you, as in that bum lied on me and I caught him - the say he lied to me.

Answer 7

No, because in that connotation it seems more like he lay on top of you (that would be the only way to lie "on" you). It should be "He lied about me," or "He told a lie about me."

Answer 8

'About' :-)