fao english speakers

Magullwalker

Still beating up old men out walking their jack russells Stubs?

stubs

Valy

I disagree with Alez here.

ddraver

So what's the answer to Sheep's question?

Why can it not be "a pie for free" Is that becasue that means the "pie" is meant for Mr Free?"

Valy

It can be "get a pie for free" and "free pie on offer".

Beeeeeeeeh

Anonymous

i asked as it was on a twinnings advert, at the end they say summat like try a cup free as opposed try a cup for free.

i always say "for free" as it sounds right but seeing it on the advert made me think i have been wrong for 30 odd years.

so, minus the pedantry, how is it supposed to be said and what specifically is wrong with saying "for free?"

Valy

It could just be tomato/tomato, though I suspect a rule might exist.

Briggo

How can it be cup free, that means the liquid that was ment to be contained in the cup is suspended in a state never before thought possible without any barrier to contain it as there is no cup?

There is no spoon!

Oh and 'for free' is how it should be said Sheeps.

joshtp

in 10 years time everyone will speak "josh" so dont worry about it (josh is a mix of english and french and spanish, and Joshes own with the odd bit of welsh for good meashure, all in a safa accent))


for E.G


sup ma broo, je hoffi un formage tres awsome, pourqua!?

Anonymous

I was confronted with a language pedant once. I'd asked him...
"You don't have any jumpleads by any chance, do you?"
"I do, yes"
"You do? great, would it be ok if...."

"It's 'YOU HAVE' not 'YOU DO'. Bloody state of English these days is terrible"


So I broke his spine, and took HIS car instead. Seemed like less hassle.

slowslowslow

For the sake of Fuck.

You are fucking retarded.

You're a fuckwitted, incompetent buffoon.

Your grammar is appalling.

Get it now?

i was not concerned about the grammar, more the lack of capital letters for 'English' and 'Sheep'.

Valy

whhur?

Happy Harry

It's OK to use either.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/forfree.html