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- 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
- 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 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'
- meaning - Free as in free beer and in free speech - English . . .
With the advent of the free software movement, license schemes were created to give developers more freedom in terms of code sharing, commonly called open source or free and open source software As the English adjective free does not distinguish between "for zero price" and "liberty", the phrases "free as in free beer" (gratis, freeware) and
- etymology - Origin of the phrase free, white, and twenty-one . . .
Bartlett Whiting, Modern Proverbs and Proverbial Sayings (1989) cites instances of "free, white and twenty-one" as a proverbial phrase going back to 1932, in Cecil Gregg, The Body Behind the Bar: A Tale of Inspector Higgins: "She's free, white, and twenty-one " (Oddly enough, Gregg was a British writer and this mystery novel was published in
- 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
- For free vs. free of charges [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
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 English normally likes to adopt the shortest phrasing possible, the longer form "free of charge" can be used as a means of drawing attention to the lack of demand for
- Complimentary vs complementary - English Language Usage Stack . . .
To me a free breakfast is a complement (goes with) to the room charge and not a compliment (a positive remark) on any level Unless the hotel is complimenting me on my choice of their property by providing me breakfast which seems like a stretch I may compliment the chef on his choices for my complementary breakfast
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