René-

Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 9:28:01 AM, you wrote:

> In French we have 2 words for "free"
> free = gratuit (no money !)
> free = libre (open ?)
> ;-)

Yes, in English as well: "The puppies are free" is quite ambiguous.
But only as and adjective - as a verb this is not the case. You can't,
for example, free beer, unless you're liberating it from its
container and pouring a round for the room.

--
-Mark Wieder
 mwie...@ahsoftware.net

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