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- grammaticality - Is the phrase for free correct? - English Language . . .
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 you are supposed to only use a formal sentence, but that doesn't make a phrase not correct
- You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information
The use of "myself" and similar reflexives for emphasis is normal English usage of the word This particular speaker wanted to place emphasis on the fact that they personally were one of the people you could contact for information Some dictionaries even list this definition first: (used as an intensive of me or I): I myself will challenge the winner - dictionary reference com It is commonly
- 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
- What is the word for when someone gives you something for free instead . . .
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 just in the nick of time, you get something (anything), nonetheless he's so hurried that he lets you take it for free
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Items given away free, typically for promotional purposes, to people attending an event, using a service, etc It’s especially common in reference to, e g , the very nice “swag bags” of gifts received by movie stars visiting various marketing venues during Oscar season so it comes with some cachet
- meaning - What is free-form data entry? - English Language Usage . . .
If you are storing documents, however, you should choose either the mediumtext or longtext type Could you please tell me what free-form data entry is? I know what data entry is per se - when data is fed into some kind of electronic system for processing - but I don't know how to understand the term free-form Any thoughts? Thank you
- Complimentary vs complementary - English Language Usage Stack . . .
I got a bit mixed up just now regarding the difference between "complimentary" and "complementary" My colleagues were arguing about the correct spelling of "complimentary drink" at a nightclub ev
- At on (the) weekend (s) - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 American reasoning, "on" is a reference to the fact that one would be considering a connection to the whole of time as in "during" the weekend?
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