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

[lee12jan]

Dears:

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

look for help
look for assist
ask for help
ask for assit

[Mister Micawber]

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ask for help
ask for assistance
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber

[aa]

What is the difference between "to assist" and "to help"?

[Mister Micawber]

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Assist is more formal, I suppose, more business-like.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber

[aa]

what about proposition?
Assist somebody in doing something
Help somebody do something

[Yankee]

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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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English