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Hello everyone,
A.Is the sentence below correct?
- He let the enemy out of there for nothing.
B. Can we use the phrase "for free" in place of "for nothing" in the sentence?
Regards,
JA
Top answer
He let the enemy out of there for nothing. This means he achieved nothing by letting the enemy out of there. eg My exam was cancelled, so I did all those hours of revision for nothing.
- He let the enemy out of there for nothing.
- This means he achieved nothing by letting the enemy out of there.
- eg My exam was cancelled, so I did all those hours of revision for nothing.
- He let the enemy out of there for free.
- for free is becoming very common, but still sounds wrong to some people, including me.
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He let the enemy out of there for nothing. This means he achieved nothing by letting the enemy out of there.
eg My exam was cancelled, so I did all those hours of revision for nothing.
He let the enemy out of there for free. for free is becoming very common, but still sounds wrong to some people, including me.
He let the enemy out of there
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