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  1. For free vs. free of charges [duplicate] - English Language & Usage ...

    Apr 4, 2016 · I don't think there's any difference in meaning, although "free of charges" is much less common than "free of charge". Regarding your second question about context: given that …

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

    Aug 16, 2011 · A friend claims that the phrase for free is incorrect. Should we only say at no cost instead?

  3. How to ask about one's availability? "free/available/not busy"?

    Saying free or available rather than busy may be considered a more "positive" enquiry. It may also simply mean that you expect the person to be busy rather than free, rather than the other way …

  4. Why does "free" have 2 meanings? (Gratis and Libre)

    Mar 3, 2017 · 1 ' Free ' absolutely means 'free from any sorts constraints or controls. The context determines its different denotations, if any, as in 'free press', 'fee speech', 'free stuff' etc.

  5. What is the difference between ‘Is it free’ and ‘Is it on the house?’

    May 10, 2019 · 8 "Free" and "on the house" both mean that you don't have to pay, but the inferred meaning is slightly different. If something is "free" it is without charge. For example, you might …

  6. 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 …

  7. What is the word for when someone gives you something for free …

    Nov 7, 2014 · What is the word for when someone gives you something for free instead of you paying for it? For example: Some shopkeeper is about to close his shop, and you catch him …

  8. "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 …

  9. 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 …

  10. What is it called when you "buy" something for free?

    Sep 20, 2023 · For example, imagine some food company decides to make their fruits permanently free. Online, you can "order" them (for free), but in person, what do …