That was a mistake. I was typing too fast and didn't check what I'd written.
D Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Jan 9, 2007, at 7:37 AM, Don Williams wrote: > > >> Every single US website that offers free services, that I have ever >> seen, uses "For Free!" and not "Free" or "Free of Charge" or >> "Gratis" or >> any other correct combination of words. But if you look again >> you'll see >> that I write US spoken English is sometimes strange. And do not imply >> that this is always the case. But find me a website offer that is >> "Free" >> and not "For free" and I'll take back (most of) my words. >> >> If you see a child with dirty sneakers up on the sofa cushions do you >> say "Get you feet off the sofa" or "Get your feet off of the sofa?" >> > > I would say "Get your feet off the sofa!", eliding the "of" for > emphasis. Prepositions in US English are often elided compared to > British English, for various reasons. "you feet" where "you" is a > replacement for "your" is a dialectic shift mostly seen in certain > cultural groups, but not proper in written US English. > > G > > -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
