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Ironically the French language makes the distinction where English doesn't: Libre - free as in 'You are free to do as you wish.' Gratuit - free as in 'I’ve go

Ironically the French language makes the distinction where English doesn't: Libre - free as in 'You are free to do as you wish.' Gratuit - free as in 'I’ve got two free tickets for the film.'

input_sh 3y ago
I wouldn't call it ironic, I'm pretty sure there's two separate words for free in the vast majority of languages. English is the outlier, not the other way around.
hk__2 3y ago
English used to have "gratis", but it’s not used anymore.