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You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information
Me. Myself is reflexive: it denotes that the person (me) is doing something to that person (myself) and no other. It's not correct to use a reflexive pronoun unless the recipient of the action is the person doing that action. You can't mix you with myself. You can talk to me. I can talk to myself.
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In the sentence "We do have free will.", what part of speech is "free ...
"Free" is an adjective, applied to the noun "will". In keeping with normal rules, a hyphen is added if "free-will" is used as an adjective phrase vs a noun phrase.
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meaning - "Release", "free", or "delete allocated memory"? - English ...
release the allocated memory. free the allocated memory. delete the allocated memory. What are the differences between them?
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Word that means " [doing something] free from expectation"?
As in, an expectation-free hug with your partner. Doing something without expecting anything in return, but not necessarily selfless. I hoped "nonexpecting" was a word, but it seems reserved for
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word choice - When is "-less" used, and when is "-free" used? - English ...
By contrast, its father (who might have been thought responsible by some) could be adjudged blame-free when another explanation is found. On the other hand, the mobile telephone that can be used in a hands-free manner would not sell very well if advertised as being hands-less.
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etymology - Origin of the phrase "free, white, and twenty-one ...
The fact that it was well-established long before OP's 1930s movies is attested by this sentence in the Transactions of the Annual Meeting from the South Carolina Bar Association, 1886 And to-day, “free white and twenty-one,” that slang phrase, is no longer broad enough to include the voters in this country.
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Cleanness vs Cleanliness - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
free from irregularities; having a smooth edge or surface: — Oxford Dictionaries (Visit for elaboration on various meanings and usage) The word cleanness can thus be used in any of the senses of the word, clean, in reference to people, places, things (inanimate and abstract e.g. buildings, sounds, etc.), actions, and so forth.
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How to ask about one's availability? "free/available/not busy"?
Saying free or available rather than busy may be considered a more "positive" enquiry. It may also simply mean that you expect the person to be busy rather than free, rather than the other way round. Saying available rather than free is considered slightly more formal, though I wouldn't worry much about usage cases.
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"downtime" vs. "time off" vs. "free time" vs. "spare time" in AmEng ...
How do those terms differ from each other? downtime North American A time of reduced activity or inactivity: everyone needs downtime to unwind ODO spare time Noun time available for hobbies and...
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Word/phrase for free flight rides given to pilots
I remember that pilots are given free flight rides on other flights and that there was a particular term/phrase for this. Any ideas?