We’ve got a Westfield near us. An elderly neighbour calls it a precinct, everyone else calls it a shopping centre. We have supermarkets that sell milk, plus the odd corner shop, not many of those left. The big supermarkets, Tesco, Sainsburys, own small local shops too.
Bruce
what a wallaby lot of knowledge you have , I am amazed. I guess kangaroo watching must be a favourite hobby of yours, not that it is a bad thing
When I hear precinct over here, it triggers the meaning of a police district or law enforcement building.
With prices being criminal these days, I think your neighbor’s word choice might be the best of all!
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HaHa yes I’m familiar with that from US TV.
Here it’s used to describe a pedestrian precinct: a traffic free shopping street.
I don’t really know why an old, uneducated, true Londoner calls a shopping centre a precinct. It is a massive place.
What about the Mall word? that’s American, or olde English for Avenue.
All my time is free time. I do what I like, when I like.
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Same here, LD. Such a sad song.
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Loads.
Used 4. Making ‘2Do’ Sticky Notes.
Made Day 1. Binned Day 2. 
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Being happily divorced for just over 20 years and also having retired 2 years ago, my free time is unlimited, bar a bit of time now and again with my mother, my sons and my grandsons. I love to spend time at the gym two or three times a week, reading on my Kindle, gaming (a lot!) on my PC, playing Virtual Reality games (sometimes with the grandkids, as they have VR headsets too) renovating old photographs for family and friends using Photoshop and avoiding household chores. 
It’s absolute bliss.
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Good for you Tachyon. You sound like you have your life situated well - and pretty much the opposite of my chaotic life . Cheers!
Lots of free time, between 6.00am & 7.00am 
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Guess what Graham-- wives never get to retire !!
Think about that a while and help her. Lou
I’m never entirely sure how much free time I have 
Being an agency worker is both blessing and curse!
Well, I haven’t been offered a shift for tomorrow so regardless of the weather we’re of to Brighton for some fun and frolics!
And if I get a text from the agency between now and then offering me work they can bugger off!
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I don’t know what Free Time is. Maybe when I don’t have a hospital appointment, that’s about all I’ve got in my diary. I do “work” like going round the markets looking for the juiciest peaches, that kind of thing, it’s a hard life, so I might stop off for a beer, maybe take some photos, difficult work/playtime juggling at times.
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Shopping around
You got me wrong, I was referring to fruit. But nice song.
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But of course! 
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In the mood for a peach now…can’t remember the last time I had a decent one
There’s masses of these everywhere at the moment, the flat ones, buy them when they’re a bit firm & they’re ready to eat in 2 or 3 days.
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Gosh yes! My local fruit guy got a glut of these from the fruitmarket last year. I adore them!
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