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What is the difference between fly in the sky and fly across the sky ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between fly in the sky and fly across the sky ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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fly in the sky は、なんか、空にふらっと飛ぶ。
fly across the sky は、空にポイントAからポイントBまでの移動。
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- English (UK)
You would use "in" if making a general statement, for example:
"Birds fly in the sky"
"Aeroplanes fly in the sky"
You would use across if referring to specific event, for example:
"He looked up and saw the geese flying across the sky."
"The meteorites flew across the sky in rapid flashes."
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The difference is very subtle (minor).
Fly across the sky refers to an object moving from one end to the other in the sky.
E.g. Superman flew from the building on your left to the building on your right.
There is a sense of direction.
Fly in the sky just refers to an object generally flying in the sky.
E.g. A bird flying in the sky, a rocket going straight up is also flying in the sky, or a kite being blown by the wind can also be referred to as flying in the sky.
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fly in the sky は、なんか、空にふらっと飛ぶ。
fly across the sky は、空にポイントAからポイントBまでの移動。
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@insectdude what's the meaning of flashes?and more examples and details,please about the word:across;?
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@iwamoto4477 A flash is a bright light that only lasts for a short time.
@VoidLime is right that across means from one side of something towards the other side. So you can say "I drew a line across the sheet of paper", meaning the line goes from one side of the paper to the other. There is a sense of movement in a sideways direction.
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