Learn English – “Leave me message as you get free” Is this sentence grammatically wrong

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it sounds weird to me when my friend texted me "Leave me message as you get free" because I always say "you're free".

I hope to get second answer instead of the answer from Speaking English – Bravenet.com. Thanks.

  1. "Call me when you will get free." Is this a correct sentence?

No. "Call me when you're free." = Call me when you have time. "Call me
when you get free." = Call me when you are out of prison (or some
other type of confinement). That one word "get" changes the whole
meaning of the sentence.

Best Answer

Leave me a message as you get free.

I would write that as:

Leave me a message when you are free.

If you use "as" instead of "when", it implies that you are asking someone to do two things at the same time. Using "get free" instead of "are free" is also a problem, because it can sound like you're talking to someone who is escaping from imprisonment, instead of someone who is busy.

Example that uses "get free"

Houdini, call me when you get free from that straitjacket.

Example that uses "as you"

Call me as you walk home.

Your original sentence could be rewritten as a little joke that makes finishing whatever task is keeping your friend busy the same as escaping from some type of imprisonment:

Leave me a message as soon as you get free from Sir Talks-a-lot.

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