Talk:-free
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic Usage note
Is there a more standard heading than ===Combining form=== we could use perhaps? --Connel MacKenzie T C 21:57, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Done Suffix. Equinox ◑ 12:14, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
Usage note edit
New formations with this suffix tend to be late-stressed (ˌlead-ˈfree), long-established ones early-stressed (ˈcarefree).
Except with an indisputably established word such as carefree, this combining form always takes a hyphen, whether the resulting phrase appears before or after what it modifies, alcohol-free drinks are alcohol-free. --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:55, 26 August 2021 (UTC)