So, are there any alternatives to May 10, 2019 · 8 "Free" and "on the house" both mean that you don't have to pay, but the inferred meaning is slightly different. Regarding your second question about context: given that English normally likes to adopt the shortest phrasing possible, the longer form "free of charge" can be used as a means of drawing attention to the lack of demand for Jul 7, 2018 · I want to make a official call and ask the other person whether he is free or not at that particular time. I think asking, “Are you free now?” does't sound formal. In any event, the impressive rise of "free of" against "free from" over the past 100 years suggests that the English-speaking world has become more receptive to using "free of" in place of "free from" during that period. For example, you might receive a voucher through the mail that says you are entitled to a free drink if you hand the voucher in at a bar. Aug 16, 2011 · A friend claims that the phrase for free is incorrect. Mar 3, 2017 · 1 ' Free ' absolutely means 'free from any sorts constraints or controls. A private school in the US typically means fee-taking. The fact that it was well-established long before OP's 1930s movies is attested by this sentence in the Transactions of the Annual Meeting from the South Carolina Bar Association, 1886 And to-day, “free white and twenty-one,” that slang phrase, is no longer broad enough to include the voters in this country. . Should we only say at no cost instead? Apr 15, 2017 · If so, my analysis amounts to a rule in search of actual usage—a prescription rather than a description. Feb 2, 2012 · What is the opposite of free as in "free of charge" (when we speak about prices)? We can add not for negation, but I am looking for a single word. May 12, 2018 · Similarly, “free education” is funded by the state (which is ultimately financed by taxpayers) and taught in state-run schools called state schools whereas schools that charge tuition fees are termed private schools. Aug 16, 2011 · A friend claims that the phrase for free is incorrect. Confusingly, in the UK, they are known as public schools. Apr 4, 2016 · I don't think there's any difference in meaning, although "free of charges" is much less common than "free of charge". I had always understood 'there's no such thing as a free lunch' as a expression to demonstrate the economics concept of opportunity cost - whereby even if the lunch is fully paid for, one loses the opportunity to spend that time doing anything else. If something is "free" it is without charge. The context determines its different denotations, if any, as in 'free press', 'fee speech', 'free stuff' etc.

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