Newguest  +  564951 Thu, 11 Sep 08 02:53 PM Hi Teacher says to someone else: If they do not have many hours to give away then probably I'll be free on Mondays.   ---is it OK to use "give away"? Thanks Newguest Joined on Sun, Feb 25 2007 Senior Member 2,098

	Clive  +  564967 Thu, 11 Sep 08 03:12 PM Hi, I don't see a clear meaning here. In what context is he speaking? Do you know who he means by 'they'? Possibly 'they' are the people who assign hours of work, in which case he may mean 'If they don't give me any work on Mondays, I'll be free on Mondays'. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,612 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

	Newguest  +  564971 Thu, 11 Sep 08 03:24 PM Clive “Hi, I don't see a clear meaning here. In what context is he speaking? Do you know who he means by 'they'?   Possibly 'they' are the people who assign hours of work, in which case he may mean 'If they don't give me any work on Mondays, I'll be free on Mondays'. Clive ” Yes you're right. He's talking about people who assign hours at school. But is it OK to say: "give away" meaning that they distribute them? Newguest

	Clive  +  564973 Thu, 11 Sep 08 03:26 PM Hi, Yes. It's casual speech. Clive Clive