Aug 16, 2011a friend claims that the phrase for free is incorrect. In any event, the impressive rise of "free of" against "free from" over the past 100 years. May 12, 2018similarly, “free education” is funded by the state (which is ultimately financed by taxpayers) and taught in state-run schools called state schools whereas schools that charge tuition.
Mar 3, 2017in the context such as "free press", it means libre from censorship, "gluten-free" means libre from gluten and so on. Then there is "free stuff", why is the same word used? Jul 7, 2018i want to make a official call and ask the other person whether he is free or not at that particular time.
I think asking, “are you free now?” does't sound formal. Apr 4, 2016i don't think there's any difference in meaning, although "free of charges" is much less common than "free of charge". My company gives out free promotional items with the company name on it.
Apr 2, 2025in english, the compound adjective would surely be obvious in any reasonable string ('some gluten-free flour' versus 'some free gluten flour'. Apr 21, 2020compounds and phrases [compound nouns vs free combinations, collocations] ask question asked 10 years, 11 months ago modified 5 years, 9 months ago May 16, 2016on the house is a synonym of free because of its usage in bars across the united states and other english speaking countries to describe free drinks.