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

    Aug 16, 2011 · 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 …

  2. "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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. What is the difference between "free rider" and "free loader"?

    Mar 29, 2025 · 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 …

  5. "At/on (the) weekend (s)" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    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 …

  6. meaning - What is free-form data entry? - English Language

    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 …

  7. On Saturday afternoon or in the Saturday afternoon?

    Sep 16, 2011 · The choice of prepositions depends upon the temporal context in which you're speaking. "On ~ afternoon" implies that the afternoon is a single point in time; thus, that …

  8. etymology - Origin of the phrase "free, white, and twenty-one ...

    May 20, 2022 · 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 …

  9. "Complimentary" vs "complementary" - English Language

    Mar 4, 2011 · 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 …

  10. Is it polite to say "as a gesture of goodwill"

    Mar 13, 2014 · When offering something based on good will, is it polite to convey to them that this is being done as a gesture of good will?

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