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  1. "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: …

  2. 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 …

  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. 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 …

  5. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 13, 2017 · The adjective 'free' according to a dictionary means 'not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes', whereas the 'dom' perhaps means …

  6. How to ask about one's 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 …

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

    May 20, 2022 · 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 …

  8. 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 …

  9. grammar - Natural way to express availability - English Language ...

    Sep 4, 2020 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

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

    Mar 13, 2014 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …