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Preposition/with
Message from jandark posted on 25-01-2014 at 14:00:31 (D | E | F)
Hello ,

doing tests on this website I found a sentence ~~what about~~ and I have a question now.
It is :"I specifically fly Air Special because you're always on time! "
Isn't there a necessary preposition "with "after the verb "fly"?
Thank you for your answers .

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Edited by jandark on 25-01-2014 14:01

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Edited by lucile83 on 25-01-2014 18:32

Re: Preposition/with from gerondif, posted on 25-01-2014 at 14:29:54 (D | E)
Hello,
no, it is modern technological English:
I usually travel with/fly with/ Air Special Airlines becomes: I usually fly Air Special, fly is used like the verb use.
I sometimes see (when I stumble on football on TV) on football players'shirts "Fly Emirates" which means: "We strongly advise you to choose The United Arab Emirates airlines when you choose to travel by plane", a bit too long for the T-shirt.

Re: Preposition/with from carlabice47, posted on 26-01-2014 at 11:50:13 (D | E)
Hello,
It's now customary to use the verb to fly with an object (it was used for people that "drove" an airplane:e.g.
(To fly an airplane ; nowadays you can hear it , specially in advertising: Fly KLM, you 'll like it"!

Bye bye

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Edited by lucile83 on 26-01-2014 12:07

Re: Preposition/with from jandark, posted on 26-01-2014 at 13:09:49 (D | E)
Hello gerondif and carlabice47,thank you for your answers and the examples but if this sentence is told in the context like this (test #85515) :At a check -in deck " Oh, I see you are going to Paris! I'm sorry, but the flight has been delayed . It will depart at 10 p.m. instead of 8 p.m.."
Passenger :" Really? How come? I specifically fly Air Special because you're always on time!"
Is it anyway said grammatically correctly ?
Regards Jandark

Re: Preposition/with from gerondif, posted on 26-01-2014 at 19:15:20 (D | E)
Hello,
just as "I am hoovering the carpet" was probably wrong when it came out and became right afterwards, "I fly Air Special" will eventually become correct, I suppose, It is easily and immediately understood, It doesn't mean it is correct, it is just commonly said.

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