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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

for free

Hi,

I am just wondering if you could say like the following:

"I will give it to you for free"

"I thought you said I could play it for free"

or do I have to say without the "for"

Thanks in advance.
  

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Hi, Well, my dictionary says 'for free' is OK as informal usage. Personally, it's something that I think is a sign of the decline of civilized society. Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Well, my dictionary says 'for free' is OK as informal usage.
  • Personally, it's something that I think is a sign of the decline of civilized society.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

Well, my dictionary says 'for free' is OK as informal usage. Personally, it's something that I think is a sign of the decline of civilized society.

Best wishes, Clive
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we were talking about this in the legal english forum. We decided that "for" was unnecessary. My opinion is that formal syntax should include how the thing is free . For example, "free of charge," "free from captivity," "free to choose," etc. Thus, to say simply that "the thing is free" is to truncate the more formal "the thing is free of charge." While we may truncate, we should not a
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