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  1. meaning in context - "Something free" vs "free something"

    Apr 2, 2025 · In English, the compound adjective would surely be obvious in any reasonable string ('some gluten-free flour' versus 'some free gluten flour'. Q-Adj꜀ₒₘₚ-N vs Q- Adj- Nₐₜₜᵣᵢ₆-N.) …

  2. In the sentence "We do have free will.", what part of speech is …

    "Free" is an adjective, applied to the noun "will". In keeping with normal rules, a hyphen is added if "free-will" is used as an adjective phrase vs a noun phrase.

  3. Free meaning “free of charge” vs “unoccupied” - English Language ...

    I think the question title is a bit revealing - "free of charge" is not the only meaning of "free". I clicked into this question due to confusion - "free of charge" is completely unrelated to …

  4. meaning - "Release", "free", or "delete allocated memory"?

    Well, the differences have more to do with the computer language behind them. Delete is inappropriate. Assuming C++ or similar, an object is being deleted, and its associated memory …

  5. meaning - Free as in 'free beer' and in 'free speech' - English ...

    This phrase is all over the internet. They will say that something is free as in 'free beer' and free as in 'free speech'. I have never really understood this. Are these the examples of two differ...

  6. What is the difference between "free rider" and "free loader"?

    Mar 29, 2025 · The economic concept is free rider. However, when your friends shows up at your house every weekend and drinks all your beer without contributing anything, he's free loading.

  7. You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information

    You'll need to complete a few actions and gain 15 reputation points before being able to upvote. Upvoting indicates when questions and answers are useful. What's reputation and how do I …

  8. What is the accepted style for using a foreign term followed by its ...

    Oct 31, 2022 · How do you show a foreign term followed by its translation? Is the foreign term placed in quotation marks with its translation italicized or the other way around? Style guides …

  9. How to ask about one's availability? "free/available/not busy"?

    Saying free or available rather than busy may be considered a more "positive" enquiry. It may also simply mean that you expect the person to be busy rather than free, rather than the other way …

  10. terminology - "Glitchless" versus "Glitch-free" - English Language ...

    Mar 19, 2021 · Greetings English Language Subject Matter Experts, I'm looking at a white paper from a semiconductor company. This document uses the terms "glitchless" and "glitch-free" in …