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tip (on/for doing something) #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:47 am   tip (on/for doing something)
 

Hello Alan, Mister Micawber, Beeesneees, Mordant, Esl_Expert and other native English speakers,

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http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/drive.shtml
Here are some tips to help you reduce the amount of gas you use.
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Shouldn't to help be "for helping" or "on helping"?

I think it should, because the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary says:
http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/tip
tip
a small piece of advice about something practical
tip (on/for doing something) handy tips for buying a computer
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tip (on/for doing something) #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 16, 2010 19:12 pm   tip (on/for doing something)
 

It's fine as it is.

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tip (on/for doing something) #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 16, 2010 19:23 pm   tip (on/for doing something)
 

Thank you, B.

- handy tips for buying a computer
- handy tips on buying a computer
- handy tips to buy a computer

Are these all fine?
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tip (on/for doing something) #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 16, 2010 23:09 pm   tip (on/for doing something)
 

The last one doesn't fit together as well as the others, The handy tip doesn't tell you how to buy a computer, which is what the use of 'to in this context implies.
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