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This is bugging me...

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Thinkofanumber · 04/05/2011 00:00

Apologies if this has been mentioned before.

The 'Join Mumsnet for free' banner which is on screen when you aren't logged in.

I know it's common parlance, but it grates. Surely it's 'Join Mumsnet free' or 'Join Mumsnet for nothing'.

Just needed to get that off my chest Grin

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SarkyLady · 04/05/2011 14:41

I disagree.
I think that your alternatives are either difficult to parse or potentially ambiguous and I think clarity trumps pedantry. :)

chateauferret · 02/07/2011 16:40

"For free" avoids certain ambiguities because "free" also means "at large", "liberated", etc. as well as "without cost".

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