Alon Altman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Shlomi Fish wrote: > > > > Analysis: > > > > > > MnHe: "Hofshi ze yoter me hinam" > > > Lit:"Free it more than free" > > > Gram:Adj ProN Adv PreP Adj > > > MnE:"Free is more than priceless" > > > > Actually, it is "Free is more than costless". Priceless is something that > > is very, very valuable. Costless is something that is free as in beer. > > Actually, the best word for "free" as in "zero price" is "gratis". Thus it > should be: > Free is more than gratis.
Don't underestimate the Official Linguist^WFlamer: "priceless" is an allusion to a widely spoofed American commercial... Yes, "hinam" is "gratis". -- Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
