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jays

Joined: 13 Oct 2005
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:44 am Post subject: for cheaper

Is the following sentence OK, especially "for cheaper"? -------- the following ----------- Can I get it for cheaper?

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Lorikeet

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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject:

I think we would usually say, "Can I get it cheaper?" without "for".

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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:10 am Post subject:

You might even hear, " Can I get it more cheaply?"

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