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as well as 'the wee small hours'
Gratis = free, so why the 'free gratis' ?
Wee = small so as above really.
No doubt this has been asked and answered and I've missed it.
Is it just to make the language sound kinder to the ear?
Gratis = free, so why the 'free gratis' ?
Wee = small so as above really.
No doubt this has been asked and answered and I've missed it.
Is it just to make the language sound kinder to the ear?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The full phrase is 'free, gratis, and for nothing'. This makes use of the 'Rule of Three' in rhetoric, where something is said three times in one form or another. This adds emphasis, and has been found historically to be better remembered by those who hear it. 'Wee small hours of the morning' has similar intent.
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