- Free of vs. Free from - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
So free from is used to indicate protection from something problematic, and free of (which doesn't correspond neatly to freedom of) is used to indicate the absence of something: this shampoo is free of parabens Therefore: The people were free from the barbaric dictator The mashed potatoes were free of lumps I wish I could get rid of this
- What is the opposite of free as in free of charge?
'The popcorn is free of charge when you purchase a ticket', the opposite would be e g 'The popcorn comes at a cost', 'The popcorn isn't free', 'The popcorn cost $10', 'You have to pay for the popcorn' or, simply, 'The popcorn isn't free'
- What is the difference between free rider and free loader?
Free ride dates back to 1880, while free loader is a more recent construction “freeloader (n ) also free-loader, by 1939, from free (adj ) + agent noun from load (v )As a verb, freeload is attested by 1967 and probably is a back-formation from this” –
- 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 searching indicates that the bias is slightly towards swag Can anybody provide any definite proof of the root of the word and which one is more correct?
- What does There is no such thing as a free lunch mean?
N B - A free lunch every day at 11 o'clock will be served up Free lunches, often cold food but sometimes quite elaborate affairs, were provided for anyone who bought drink Indeed, some saloon keepers were prosecuted for false advertising of free lunch as customers couldn't partake of it without first paying money to the saloon
- How to ask about ones 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 round Saying available rather than free is considered slightly more formal, though I wouldn't worry much about usage cases (Most people wouldn't think
- At on (the) weekend (s) - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- Are either of you free? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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