
grammaticality - Is the phrase "for free" correct? - English …
Aug 16, 2011 · Because free by itself can function as an adverb in the sense "at no cost," some critics reject the phrase for free. A phrase such as for nothing, at no cost, or a similar …
"Free of" vs. "Free from" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 15, 2017 · 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: …
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 …
"At/on (the) weekend (s)" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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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 …
meaning - What is free-form data entry? - English Language
If you are creating a column for free-form data entry, such as a notes column to hold data about customer interactions with your company’s customer service department, then varchar will …
"Onward" vs "Onwards" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 25, 2012 · I would be free any time Tuesday onward. vs. I would be free any time Tuesday onwards. Or are both correct/wrong? The spell checker in my browser says that onwards is …
"Complimentary" vs "complementary" - English Language
Mar 4, 2011 · 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 …
What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
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grammar - Hyphenation: is it a "no-obligation quote" or a "no ...
Jan 20, 2021 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …