The Present Participle of Verbs Ending in -ie

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It’s Spring and I’m busily cruising the gardening sites. This headline grabbed me:

Is your Clematis Wilting? Fading? Dieing? Find out how to rescue it.

English has a handful of common verbs that end in -ie:

die
lie (to recline)
lie (to prevaricate)
tie

The present participles of these verbs are formed by changing the -ie to y and adding -ing:

dying
lying
lying
tying

And yes, my clematis is fading, but so far, not dying.

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