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Anonymous, 259 days ago
I agree. This "for free" is a slang term that drives me up a wall. I work for a daily newspaper and asked the writing coach about it. He echoed what Grammar Granny wrote above.
Anonymous, 142 days ago
>>"In the second place, 'for' is a preposition and can only be followed by a noun or >>pronoun."


Then what about "for richer or for poorer"?

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