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Do you say "free time", "spare time" or both? What is the difference? How do you choose between the two while you need them? Thank you.
Do you say "free time", "spare time" or both? What is the difference? How do you choose between the two while you need them? Thank you.
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I say free time. There is no difference. “Spare time” is just one of those phases that perhaps sounds a bit more formal and especially younger people may find it more natural to say. If you write something formal, I wouldn’t write “free time” though

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