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Free of vs. Free from - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 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 the past 100 years suggests that the English-speaking world has become more receptive to using "free of" in place of "free from" during that period
Word that means [doing something] free from expectation? As in, an expectation-free hug with your partner Doing something without expecting anything in return, but not necessarily selfless I hoped "nonexpecting" was a word, but it seems reserved for
What does There is no such thing as a free lunch mean? I had always understood 'there's no such thing as a free lunch' as a expression to demonstrate the economics concept of opportunity cost - whereby even if the lunch is fully paid for, one loses the opportunity to spend that time doing anything else
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-day, “free white and twenty-one,” that slang phrase, is no longer broad enough to include the voters in this country
expressions - An alternative more formal way to say: Ill free up time . . . The most obvious more formal way to say 'I'll free up time…' is simply 'I'll make time…' but neither is in any way appropriate here You need 'I'll do it by on Tuesday' or 'I'll do it right away' and in either case, you need to stick to it
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
single word requests - The opposite of free in phrases - English . . . Similarly, “free education” is funded by the state (which is ultimately financed by taxpayers) and taught in state-run schools called state schools whereas schools that charge tuition fees are termed private schools A private school in the US typically means fee-taking Confusingly, in the UK, they are known as public schools