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A shoe maker made a big, in fact, very big shoe for promotion purpose.
He put that shoe out of his shoe shop and wrote;
1. "Free for whom it fits."
A customer pointed out that it should read;
2. "Free to whom it fits."
Which one is more suitable? Or any other suggestion............
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Clever. I'd pay for the first one but the second one sounds more natural.
EDIT: Welcome back, Kaleem!
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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Given for free to whom it fits.
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I'd get a fit if I saw this sign.
I mean, really, who would want ONE shoe? Most people need two.
It's that old marketing trick again, 'Get one for the price of two!'
"Before I speak, I have something important to say."Groucho Marx
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IMac, that last post sounds like a load of cobblers, you heel !
Sanity is not statistical
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Jyrkkä Jätkä wrote:Clever. I'd pay for the first one but the second one sounds more natural.
EDIT: Welcome back, Kaleem!
THANKS. APPRECIATED.
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"free to whomever it fits"
I prefer "whomever" to "whom" in this sentence, although I admit it is splitting hairs. Either "for" or "to" are OK by me.
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ex, forsooth! B' my sole!
"Before I speak, I have something important to say."Groucho Marx
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I was wondering how to keep in step with this post but I did
not want to lace it with puns.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle
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Has anyone checked the sasquatch / bigfoot connection?
Might be tied into or interlaced with this topic.
"Before I speak, I have something important to say."Groucho Marx
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IMcRout wrote:I'd get a fit if I saw this sign.
I mean, really, who would want ONE shoe? Most people need two.
It's that old marketing trick again, 'Get one for the price of two!' If the shoe is big enough you only need one ;-) 
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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Right. That would be a shoo-in!
"Before I speak, I have something important to say."Groucho Marx
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IMcRout wrote:Has anyone checked the sasquatch / bigfoot connection?
Might be tied into or interlaced with this topic. Not yeti, but once I stop loafering around I'll turn my aiglet eye on it !
Sanity is not statistical
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