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 #2 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 8:15 am Phrase: ... I hope I have been of some help. |
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What's missing?
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| #3 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 12:24 pm Phrase: ... I hope I have been of some help. |
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Hi Irene
No, as Mister M indicated, nothing is needed on the end of that sentence. It is possible to add (optionally) a number of things after the noun 'help', but your sentence is fine the way it is.
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| #4 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 12:30 pm Phrase: ... I hope I have been of some help. |
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| gsziren wrote: |
Hi Amy,
I wonder if the following clause is right: ".... I hope I have been of some help."
I can't help feeling that something is missing at the end of the sentence.
Thanks,
Irene |
Are you thinking of things such as:
I hope I have been of some help to you/them/your family/the company, etc?
You could add one of those, or quite a few others, but the context normally doesn't require the addition of such. |
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| #5 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 13:32 pm Phrase: ... I hope I have been of some help. |
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Thanks Molly and Amy,
Irene |
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