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  1. Ask for help, or ask help - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    May 24, 2019 · Ask for my help Or Ask my help Whose help did you ask for? Or Whose help did you ask? In the above two example is the usage of the preposition "for " appropriate or not?

  2. Adjective for someone that refuses help from others?

    Jun 3, 2024 · I am looking for an adjective that describes someone that refuses to accept help from others. I don't think that the word independent or altruistic would be suitable for this. While this …

  3. word choice - "ask for assist" or "ask for assistance"? - English ...

    Jun 24, 2018 · What is the proper/better wording? ask for assist ask for assistance I always thought the later (ask for assistance) until seeing someone using "ask for assist" on some SE site, and before edit...

  4. prepositions - Do we say “Seek help” or “seek for help”? - English ...

    Jun 23, 2020 · Do we say “Seek help” or “seek for help”? Ask Question Asked 5 years, 6 months ago Modified 4 years, 2 months ago Viewed 47k times

  5. infinitives - Help to do something or help do something? - English ...

    8 The construction was "to help to do", But to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to". "to help" …

  6. politeness - Which is more polite, "Would you" or "Could you ...

    Jan 22, 2015 · Suppose you want to ask someone to do something, say to tell you the way to a station. Which is more polite, "Would you tell me the way to the station?" or "Could you tell me the way to the …

  7. "Can you please" vs. "Could you please" [duplicate]

    Mar 10, 2013 · And example referring to difference between can you and could you. I might first ask can you please bring me X? to find if he is capable to bring it. If the reply is a negation, I'll add could you …

  8. to ask of vs to ask for - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Aug 16, 2019 · In both sentences, one asks someone to do something (things/favors). I assume that "to ask something of somebody" expresses a request, similar to "to ask somebody for something ". What …

  9. In a letter, what is the most polite way to ask for a quick reply?

    Feb 26, 2021 · If you're writing a formal letter, and need the other party to reply as quickly as possible, how can you do it in the most polite, eloquent fashion? No matter how I try to do it, it always sounds too

  10. help on / with something - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Aug 11, 2015 · The files you requested, my dear. Would you like some help on these files or some company for a while? Where can volunteers help on the project? Is there any difference between …