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[Englishfinger]

Hi,
Would you mind giving me some samples of the usage of hard graft?.
Another question, is it right to say:
Would you mind to see about my baby for a moment? In the sense of attend to, take care of.
I´m learning English, please, be allowed to correct all my mistakes.

[Mordant]

Hi, Englishfinger.

I was actually unfamiliar with the term "hard graft" before this. It apparently just means "hard work."

The group's hard graft paid off. The business is a huge success.

This is how your question is correctly written:

Would you mind seeing about my baby for a moment?

It works.

I'm learning English. Please correct all my mistakes.

Those are two separate sentences. I find "please be allowed" funny. The statement actually intends to give permission, not to request that someone be permitted to do something.

[Englishfinger]

Thanks a lot!!!

[Beeesneees]

Hi Englishfinger,

In Britain, hard graft would be readily understood.

I'd say
"Would you mind looking after my baby?" in terms of 'taking care of' is the most common expression.
"Would you mind seeing to my baby?" indicates that something more than just holding actually needs doing - a nappy change or a feed, etc.
"Would you mind seeing about my baby?" sounds odd.
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Cheers m' dears!

[Englishfinger]

Thanks Beeesneees, but I don´t know how could I distinguish between words of common usage and those that are odd. I am learning by myself on the Internet and I visit English Webs to learn, but it seems that not all the words, phrasal verbs , etc they teach are common.
It has been a problem for me since I started learning by this way.
Thanks again, if you have some suggestion, please, let me know.