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  1. grammaticality - Is the phrase "for free" correct? - English …

    Aug 16, 2011 · 6 For free is an informal phrase used to mean "without cost or payment." These professionals were giving their time for free. The phrase is correct; you should not use it where …

  2. "Free of" vs. "Free from" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Apr 15, 2017 · If so, my analysis amounts to a rule in search of actual usage—a prescription rather than a description. In any event, the impressive rise of "free of" against "free from" over …

  3. orthography - Free stuff - "swag" or "schwag"? - English Language ...

    My company gives out free promotional items with the company name on it. Is this stuff called company swag or schwag? It seems that both come up as common usages—Google …

  4. meaning - Free as in 'free beer' and in 'free speech' - English ...

    This phrase is all over the internet. They will say that something is free as in 'free beer' and free as in 'free speech'. I have never really understood this. Are these the examples of two differ...

  5. What is the opposite of "free" as in "free of charge"?

    Feb 2, 2012 · What is the opposite of free as in "free of charge" (when we speak about prices)? We can add not for negation, but I am looking for a single word.

  6. terminology - "Glitchless" versus "Glitch-free" - English Language ...

    Mar 19, 2021 · Greetings English Language Subject Matter Experts, I'm looking at a white paper from a semiconductor company. This document uses the terms "glitchless" and "glitch-free" in …

  7. etymology - Origin of the phrase "free, white, and twenty-one ...

    The fact that it was well-established long before OP's 1930s movies is attested by this sentence in the Transactions of the Annual Meeting from the South Carolina Bar Association, 1886 And to …

  8. "Are either of you free?" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Jan 7, 2011 · No, I don't think it's tied up with the number of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Grammar checkers on both sides of the pond probably mark "Are either of you free" as a mistake, even …

  9. "At/on (the) weekend (s)" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Following the last reasoning, wouldn't it be so that "at" , instead of "in" the weekend, is the Britishly recognized usage because it refers to an specific time in the week? Also, considering …

  10. What is the opposite of "free," as in "gluten-free/free of gluten"?

    3 There is no universal one-word replacement for -free. In the context of foods the appropriate portmanteau is gluten-containing -containing can be used universally, although there are other …