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26-Jun-2007, 15:23
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| |  free or for free?
Hi,
Should I say: "I'll fly free to Honolulu" , "I'll fly for free to Honolulu", or "I'll fly to Honolulu for free"?  |
26-Jun-2007, 15:33
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| |  Re: free or for free?
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Originally Posted by bieasy  Hi,
Should I say: "I'll fly free to Honolulu" , "I'll fly for free to Honolulu", or "I'll fly to Honolulu for free"? | In my opinion, the most correct option is "I'll fly to Honolulu for free." 
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26-Jun-2007, 15:37
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| | Re: free or for free?
You could as well say, I'll fly to Honolulu free of charge. |
26-Jun-2007, 17:01
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| |  Re: free or for free?
Thank you. |
26-Jun-2007, 23:33
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| | Re: free or for free?
You cannot have anything for free. You can have something free; you can have something for nothing.
I can fly to Honolulu free.
I can fly to Honolulu for nothing.
I can fly to Honolulu for no payment.
or, as Emgee says,
I can fly to Honolulu for no charge. |
27-Jun-2007, 00:07
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| | Re: free or for free?
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Originally Posted by Anglika You cannot have anything for free. You can have something free; you can have something for nothing. | Why not? What does this expression imply? |
27-Jun-2007, 00:44
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| | Re: free or for free?
free = "without cost"
You do not need the "for"
It is free. |
27-Jun-2007, 01:20
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| | Re: free or for free?
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Originally Posted by Anglika free = "without cost"
You do not need the "for"
It is free. | "The Mayor is giving away food, everything is free." |
27-Jun-2007, 01:46
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| | Re: free or for free?
Looks fine. |
27-Jun-2007, 01:49
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Originally Posted by Anglika Looks fine. | Thanks!  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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