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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Concerning "freedom of speech"

0Concerning "freedom of speech"02br
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00I think the phrase, "the importance of studying hard" is formed by transforming the sentence, "studying hard is important." And similarly I think the phrase, "the danger of reckless driving" is formed by transforming the sentence, "Reckless driving is dangerous.02br
00But how about "freedom of speech"? Is this phrase is formed by transforming the sentence, "Speech is free." Or is it originally a set phrase? 0-
  

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0"Freedom of speech" is such an established phrase that to rearrange it can sound non-idiomatic. 02br 02br 00"The importance" and "the danger" refers to a specific instance of something that is important and something that is dangerous. 0-

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  • 0"Freedom of speech" is such an established phrase that to rearrange it can sound non-idiomatic.
  • 02br 02br 00"The importance" and "the danger" refers to a specific instance of something that is important and something that is dangerous.
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0"Freedom of speech" is such an established phrase that to rearrange it can sound non-idiomatic. 02br
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00"The importance" and "the danger" refers to a specific instance of something that is important and something that is dangerous. "Freedom of speech" can be understood to mean "there is freedom to speak." 02br
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0 "freedom 01b00of02b00 speech": the freedom 01b00related to02b00 speech, 01b00as it relates02b00 to speech0-
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