Language Dec 19, 2017 at 11:15 am

The Awful Expression "Free Gift" Turns Up in an Unlikely Place

Dave Segal
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I was reading comments in a fark.com post yesterday and they devolved into arguments about semantics and grammar and one commenter noted:
"It just occurred to me that anti-semantics must be the enemies of grammar nazis."
I lol'ed.
Urgutha Forka on December 19, 2017 at 11:26 AM Report this
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I don't get what the problem is with the offer. It seems like people would be happy to get an extra bonus.
seatackled on December 19, 2017 at 12:27 PM Report this
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@1 Thanks for sharing that.
@2 I see what you did there.
Dave Segal on December 19, 2017 at 5:44 PM Stranger Staff
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No different that a restaurant offering a "free" dessert.
raindrop on December 19, 2017 at 6:58 PM Report this
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@6 totally murdered that to death.
seatackled on December 20, 2017 at 7:10 AM Report this

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