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Grzegrzolka Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Flag flying and hanging

"Fly the flag" or "hang out the flag"? What's the difference?

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Hi, Probably no diffeence is usually intended. But 'hang' sounds to me like 'put it up on the flagpole', while 'fly the flag' decribes what you then do until the time you take it down again. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Probably no diffeence is usually intended.
  • But 'hang' sounds to me like 'put it up on the flagpole', while 'fly the flag' decribes what you then do until the time you take it down again.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Probably no diffeence is usually intended.

But 'hang' sounds to me like 'put it up on the flagpole', while 'fly the flag' decribes what you then do until the time you take it down again.

Clive
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Thanks a lot.

One more question. Which of the phrases is more common in the US?
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