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Roach'' I'm flying off to India after 2 years ''why do we have to use '' off ''why can't we just say '' I'm flying to India after 2 years ''

"I'm flying to India after 2 years." Is a fine sentence.

okey..but..I'd love to know the difference

fly off and fly

it's somewhat confusing

No big difference. 'Off' just emphasizes the distance and perhaps the emotional disconnection.

@ Mister Micawber

Thanks for the Info

If anyone could explain this with some example sentences..that'd be so helpful

these things have been really confusing from the very beginning of learning English for me

for instance -

I'll come UP there
I'll come DOWN there
I'll come Over

I'll come UP there
I'll come DOWN there
I'll come Over there
Wait BACK here

Those are physical locations being indicated. You needn't use them if speaker and listener are otherwise aware of their spatial relationship.

I get that..but..would you tell me how to use this...?why do someone has to say '' wait back here '' instead of '' wait here ''

RoachWhy do we have to use these '' up ,down,back,over ''?

I think it should be clear from the answers you've been given that you don't have to use them.

Hi;

Two things you have to watch out for are "phrasal verbs" and idioms.

For example, here is an idiom with "fly off"
You have to be careful with her. She tends to fly off the handle when you mention India's old caste system.
"fly off the handle" means to get very angry. You cannot say "fly the handle" - it has no meaning.

In phrasal verbs, the particle ch

AlpheccaStarsIn phrasal verbs, the particle changes the meaning, and it is absolutely required.

Good point. I foolishly assumed that the OP would not have been talking about phrasal verbs, but only about cases where the adverb was optional.

CJ