.....and I will be flying out to California
Please consider the following sentence:
We live in Colorado now and I will be flying out to California next week to be reunited with him.
My question is this:
Why is it "I will be flying out to California" and not just "I will be flying to California"? In short, what does "out" mean in the sentence above?
Thank you
Top answer
"out" is not essential to the core meaning, but it adds or enhances a sense of movement to another place, away from one's home or base. English is very fond of creating phrasal or prepositional verbs like this.
- "out" is not essential to the core meaning, but it adds or enhances a sense of movement to another place, away from one's home or base.
- English is very fond of creating phrasal or prepositional verbs like this.
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"out" is not essential to the core meaning, but it adds or enhances a sense of movement to another place, away from one's home or base. English is very fond of creating phrasal or prepositional verbs like this.
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"flying" gives the means of transportation.
"out" (an optional element) emphasizes the sense of leaving (Colorado).
The person in California would say "flying in" (to California) to emphasize the sense of arriving.
It's like the relationship between 'go' and 'come'.
CJ
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