Flier or Flyer? (quote, words)

[FreshFresh]

Promotional leaflets, whats the official spelling of them?

I get into arguments over this all the time. Please someone settle this for me.

[RUNYYfan]

I've used "flier" to refer to a handbill or circular. "Flyer," generally refers to something that is capable of flight.

[FreshFresh]

Originally Posted by RUNYYfan

I've used "flier" to refer to a handbill or circular. "Flyer," generally refers to something that is capable of flight.

But is it grammatically incorrect to say "Flyer" to refer to a handbill or circular?

[RUNYYfan]

Originally Posted by FreshFresh

But is it grammatically incorrect to say "Flyer" to refer to a handbill or circular?

No, it is not incorrect. The words are interchangeable.

[Zea mays]

Originally Posted by RUNYYfan

I've used "flier" to refer to a handbill or circular. "Flyer," generally refers to something that is capable of flight.

Not in the New York Times, where "frequent flier" has preference over "frequent flyer."

Disagreeable - NYTimes.com

[Flamingo13]

Personally: I think of flyer as a circular, flier as a person that flies.

[RUNYYfan]

Originally Posted by Zea mays

Not in the New York Times, where "frequent flier" has preference over "frequent flyer."

Disagreeable - NYTimes.com

Meh. It's nice to know the Old Grey Mare likes to do things that way.

Given the interchangeable nature of the two words, it comes down to which stylebook is used for the discipline in which the word is being used. That's what I ultimately go with, but I default to what I noted above.

[Rob Allen]

Originally Posted by Flamingo13

Personally: I think of flyer as a circular, flier as a person that flies.

Ditto - a leaflet is a flyer, a pilot is a flier.

I wonder if this is regional, like pop/soda or bag/sack.

[Merovee]

Most airlines in America refer to frequent flyer miles.

The two different spellings are variants of each other and both are correct.

[Trimac20]

Never heard of 'flier', I thought both were 'flyer?'