Difference between "lie on me" vs "lie about me"

Besides what other commenters have said, “[lie on me](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lying%20on%20me)” can be used as a slang version of “lie about me.” I believe it came from AAVE. You might also hear “[lying on my name](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lying%20on%20my%20name).” “Lie about me” is more correct and much more common.

To lie on someone is to put your body on top of them, to lie about someone is to speak falsehood about them.

"Lie on me" - one person *physically* lying (laying down) on top of another person. "Lie about me" - to spread lies or rumors about someone.

Context. "The kittens lie on me" "Enemies lie about me"

Lie on me is nonstandard, it's vernacular. In my dialect, if you say you lie on me it has nothing to do with anyone talking; it means I am physically lying down and you are lying on top of me. This is almost certainly not what you're trying to say! Lie about me is clear in all dialects.

> lie about me Correct for standard English for telling falsehoods > lie on me correct for standard English for laying down on top of someone correct in some dialects for telling falsehoods, namely AAVE.

Am I crazy or is there a hint of AAVE derision in all of these comments?

In standard English, "lie on" means to physically place your body on top of something or someone. "Lie about" means to spread false information about something. There may be dialects that use "lie on" in these sense of "lie about", but those are not standard, and if you use "lie on" in that sense, unless you are certain the person you are talking to understands your intended meaning, you will be misunderstood.

In my dialect (Mid-Atlantic), "lie on me" means "physically lay your body on top of mine" and "lie about me" means "speak falsehoods with me as a subject." They are completely unrelated phrases to me.

Am I crazy or would I have interpreted "lie on me" as an invite to do the thing if I'm making sense? I'm not familiar with AAVE as a Brit. Thanks for teaching me guys.

"Lie on me": please lay yourself horizontally on top of my body. "Lie about me": please say something about me that is untrue.

For further clarification on the verb for setting down to rest: people *lay* something else, but *lie* themself.