Meaning of "It's no use"

[Mkostya]

Thanks!

[Gunaseeli]

It's no use. What's the meaning of this sentense. Why we can't use "It's no point".

Thank you.

[Beeesneees]

These phrases often mean the same thing:
It's no use.
There's no point.
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[Our Tort System]

[Beeesneees]

I suspect it would be found acceptable by the majority of English speakers, though I would use one of the following:

There's no use doing that. (no 'in')
There's no point (in) doing that. (with or without the 'in')
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[Alan]

Hi OTS,

In a way 'point' is more precise than 'use' and that's why there is a preference for 'point in', which wouldn't naturally follow after 'use'.

Alan
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[Our Tort System]

Hello Alan and Bev
Many thanks for expatiating on the subject matter, it's all clear to me now!
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[Waiyin Cheng]

Hi, Alan
Does "It is no use" have the same meaning with "it is useless" ?

[Alan]

Hi,

Yes.

It's no use trying to persuade him to stop smoking.

It's useless trying to persuade him to stop smoking.

Alan
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[Waiyin Cheng]

thanks for your help . Alan

[Vandriel]

I have thought that when you use phrase 'It's no use' you need to write after this phrase a gerund. In this case it is´hearing´. This is the reason why I used the noun ´idea´. I thought it meant that a person did not have any idea why he could not hear another person.

Regards,

Nelly

[Ednalargo]

My first ever wrong answer for this week seems so confusing no point from no use.