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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Meaning of the word "free"
Date: 23 Nov 2001 05:49:34 -0600
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In article <5rlL7.240$XE.51549@news.xtra.co.nz>, "AG" <ang@xtra.co.nz> writes:
> 
> "Larry Kilgallen" <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> wrote in message
> news:o6WMRZ9VClSL@eisner.encompasserve.org...
>> In article <ybXK7.55171$XJ4.32942525@news1.sttln1.wa.home.com>, "Mark
> Lundquist" <up.yerz@nospam.com> writes:
>> >
>> > "Larry Kilgallen" <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> wrote in message
>> > news:5LHYDjy2Mcfg@eisner.encompasserve.org...
>> >> Since certain people here in comp.lang.ada say that the English
>> >> word "free" is overloaded, perhaps someone could answer a slightly
>> >> off-topic question.  The choices in French, as I understand it, are
>> >> "libre" and "gratis".  Which one of those corresponds to the use of
>> >> "free" in the English phrase "bug-free" ?
> 
> As quite a few people have pointed out already, the most likely translation
> would be "sans". The most common error is to assume that a foreign language
> translation would use the same constructs and/or similar words.

So would you say the English word "free" is overloaded (at least) twice ?