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that would make him a 'high flier' then maybe!
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As in "Pujols flied out to left field." The linguistic explanation is that this is not an extension of the verb fly but a verbing of the fly as in fly ball.
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Death of a Fly
Fly see saucer
fly fly down
me see fly fly
fly walk round
fly take big sip
me take spoon
fly look wrong way
spoon go BOOM
cup go wobble
tea go splat
fly look wrong way
fly got flat
fly not fly now
fly not sip
fly just flied on final trip
----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false----
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As in "Pujols flied out to left field." The linguistic explanation is that this is not an extension of the verb fly but a verbing of the fly as in fly ball. They actually used "flied" in that sense??
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"Hrbek flied out to left field."
yes, this sounds perfekly normal to anyone who's ever listened to much baseball talk. just try some alternatives:
Mauer flew out to right field last time up.
Williams has flown out to center field in all three at-bats today.
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"Hrbek flied out to left field."
Yup, I have heard this one. Thanks.
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Flying circus  Or:"Hrbek flied out to right field." Like Bex's Poem too.
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Now that's a funny one. Thanks Bran.
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Death of a Fly I love it!  Thanks for posting this.
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yes...great picture, Bran
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