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'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist'



 
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'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist' #1 (permalink) Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:43 am   'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist'
 

Dears:

I'd like to know which is common in American/British ?

look for help
look for assist
ask for help
ask for assit
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'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist' #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:34 am   'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist'
 

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ask for help
ask for assistance

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'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist' #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:27 am   'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist'
 

What is the difference between "to assist" and "to help"?
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'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist' #4 (permalink) Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:39 pm   'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist'
 

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Assist is more formal, I suppose, more business-like.
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'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist' #5 (permalink) Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:43 pm   'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist'
 

what about proposition?
Assist somebody in doing something
Help somebody do something
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'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist' #6 (permalink) Sun Jul 13, 2008 13:11 pm   'look for' vs. 'ask for' and 'help' vs. 'assist'
 

Hi aa

Here are a few patterns:

- help someone do something

- help someone in doing
- assist someone in doing

- help someone with something
- assist someone with something

- help someone out
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