Citox  +  148815 Mon, 17 Oct 05 04:52 PM  I think A is right.by the way ,a question for julielai,are you chinese? if you are,please contact me i'm a boy in beijing Citox Joined on Mon, Oct 17 2005 New Member 04

	Clive  +  235427 Tue, 13 Jun 06 05:12 AM Hi guys, I think that people who say 'He got it for free' are mistakenly influenced by the structure 'He got it for five dollars'. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,301 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Lawyee  +  457833 Fri, 28 Dec 07 01:06 PM Since this is a legal section of the Forum, it should be noted that none of the aforementioned should be used in legal texts. They are not proper and accurate enough (although "free" is gramatically correct). Try to use "without consideration" or "free of charge" instead. By the way, what is free of charge... except of diseases maybe? Lawyee Joined on Wed, Oct 3 2007 Full Member 211 Let justice be done though heavens may fall

	Grammar Geek  +  465934 Fri, 18 Jan 08 06:25 PM Interesting. I would have said one the first things you learn in a good communications course is the importance of understanding your audience and making sure you select the words and medium most likely to make your message understood. I would have thought they'd save things like that for the "pedantic editing" section of the course and not put that up front. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,508 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Alienvoord  +  467464 Tue, 22 Jan 08 04:01 PM  Grammar Granny wrote: I was told by a professional editor that 'for free' was incorrect, no matter how much it is in common use. They must have a strange definition of "incorrect".   In the first place it is redundant. Redundancy needs some better PR. These are all redundant: three different ways start over again These five passages have not been picked out because they are especially bad... I number them so that I can refer back to them - Orwell, Politics and the English Language There are places where we cannot substitute "free" for "for free". Well we can, but it gives a different meaning: 1a It seemed best to find a way to live for free. 1b It seemed best to find a way to live free 2a The hat they throw in extra for free 2b The hat they throw in extra free 3a They will have the run of the inn for free 3b They will have the run of the inn free The b sentences all have different meanings than their a counterparts. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage says "This idiom is well established in general prose, and you can safely disregard the objections. It is not used in writings of high solemnity, however." (page 458) Alienvoord Joined on Tue, Jul 25 2006 Toronto Full Member 345 Idioms, Regards, Grammar