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11-Oct-2008, 11:13
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Since mid-September the countryside has been awash with apples. The blackbirds are feasting daily, making great inroads into the windfalls, and in the church porch there are large boxes of freebies (bags supplied). At home our own harvest has been good from all three of our Bramley trees: one a gnarled veteran of many generations, one a 10-year-old stripling, and in the front garden one of the very few genuine descendants of the original Bramley tree, first raised in Nottinghamshire in 1810.
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Hello! large boxes of freebies in church porch = church goers donated a lot of things, and other people can get them for nothing?
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11-Oct-2008, 12:29
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Yes; a freebie is something you don't have to pay for, so you can take some apples for free when you visit the church. | | The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Tdol For This Useful Post: | |
11-Oct-2008, 12:35
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Originally Posted by Tdol  Yes; a freebie is something you don't have to pay for, so you can take some apples for free when you visit the church. | Hi Tdol,
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11-Oct-2008, 12:52
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"Freebies" are things that are free for the taking.
on the porch | | The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to susiedqq For This Useful Post: | |
11-Oct-2008, 13:04
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Originally Posted by susiedqq "Freebies" are things that are free for the taking.
on the porch | Hello again, Susiedqq. Thank you for your answer and correction. |
11-Oct-2008, 22:14
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Current Location: UK First Language: English Member Type: Other | | Re: large boxes of freebies in church porch
I rarely disagree with susiedqq, but "in the porch" is fine. The boxes are in the church porch, which is probably much like this one: http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/image...porch-2005.jpg | | The Following User Says Thank You to Anglika For This Useful Post: | |
12-Oct-2008, 00:12
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Excellent illustration! Yes, it does change the concept ever so slightly, and the preposition completely! | | The Following User Says Thank You to jlinger For This Useful Post: | | |
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