http://www.dailywritingtips.com/fly-flew-has-flown-flied/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/fly-flew-has-flown-flied/comment-page-1/#comment-125711 Rory Gold Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:27:10 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2360#comment-125711 The thing I love about the English language, is that if you make up a word or even use an old word in a peculiar way, if it catches on the usage becomes part of the language. What was proper English 100 years ago is definitely not proper English today. The thing I love about the English language, is that if you make up a word or even use an old word in a peculiar way, if it catches on the usage becomes part of the language. What was proper English 100 years ago is definitely not proper English today.

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/fly-flew-has-flown-flied/comment-page-1/#comment-124877 Peter Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:56:18 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2360#comment-124877 So that's a verbification of a noun ("fly (ball)"), not a wrong formation of the verb "(to) fly", right? I've seen other cases like that...but I can't think of any now. Might make an interesting article in the future if you could find more. So that’s a verbification of a noun (”fly (ball)”), not a wrong formation of the verb “(to) fly”, right? I’ve seen other cases like that…but I can’t think of any now. Might make an interesting article in the future if you could find more.

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/fly-flew-has-flown-flied/comment-page-1/#comment-124687 Grace S. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:14:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2360#comment-124687 It drives me nuts every time Dan Gladden (a radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins baseball team) says "He flew out in the second inning." I have this vision in my head of a batter rising off the ground and sailing toward the shortstop. Ask my kids--I yell at the radio every time. It drives me nuts every time Dan Gladden (a radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins baseball team) says “He flew out in the second inning.” I have this vision in my head of a batter rising off the ground and sailing toward the shortstop. Ask my kids–I yell at the radio every time.

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/fly-flew-has-flown-flied/comment-page-1/#comment-124686 Al Jackson Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:14:19 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2360#comment-124686 A Flea & a Fly once fell in a flue Said the Fliy, "Let us flee" Said the Flea, "Let us fly' So together they fled thru a flaw in the flue. A Flea & a Fly once fell in a flue
Said the Fliy, “Let us flee”
Said the Flea, “Let us fly’
So together they fled thru a flaw in the flue.

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