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Difference between "assist in" and "assist with"
We assisted him in the whole procedure. assist someone with someone or something - to help someone manage someone or something, especially with lifting or physical management.
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confused between work on /work for/work against/work to
In this sense, none of the tactics that Barcelona tried assisted them/worked in their favour/helped them to succeed. ..to work against ... has the opposite meaning of opposing/hindering a person or enterprise. ..to work to... is used in certain expressions such as to work to rule, meaning to stick to every little rule and not to be flexible.
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What is the difference between "I was there" and "I have been there"?
The question is broad and depending on the context, the meaning of those sentences drastically change. Since the question is broad, I'll answer that way. Both the sentences broadly mean the same - you (at some point in time) were present at that place. However, a subtle difference is... I was there - merely talks about the past event that you were present at that place. I have been there ...
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What do you call a person who's receiving a service?
The word itself will vary depending on who is delivering the service. Many professionals who offer services will refer to them as cases when talking about the overall situation. This includes medical professionals, legal professionals, social workers, and others. Public defenders are routinely overworked and can have an overwhelming case load. Health care workers (doctors, nurses, physical ...
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What does "farm off" mean? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The mines of Almaden , after having been the property of the religious knights of Calatrava , who had assisted in expelling the Moors , were farmed off to the Fuggers , the celebrated merchant princes of Augsburg , whose descendants still rank among the high aristocracy of Germany .
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past tense - "it has been been…today" vs. "It was…today" - English ...
Edited Is it correct to the say: It has been been attempted to deliver today. My concern here is that I have mentioned “today “ so I think I have to use past simple always. Is it? It was attempted...
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help on / with something - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Looking at n-grams, it seems that before 1910 "help on" was standard, and since then "help with" has rapidly become a lot more common. There seems to be almost no difference in usage frequency between British English and American English and I personally can't think of any instances where "help with" or "help on" can be used and the other can't. Sometimes "help on [an object]" might be a bit ...
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phrase meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
It also appears that Clarence was dragged under the sink and his face scrubbed with the blacking brush,—he being still resolved to humour the lunatic at any cost,—and that finally, in a somewhat dishevelled, chipped, and discoloured condition, he was assisted to his coat and shown out by the back door, the shopway being barred by Jennie.
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What's the difference between "go", "go to", and "go to the"?
In addition to the issues regarding proper nouns mentioned in this question and its answers, there are some usage notes specific to the words you've asked about. Home I'm going home. The speaker is going to their home. I'm going to a home. "A home" would be usually be interpreted as some sort of assisted living facility. A person with mental illness or an elderly individual may be put "in a ...
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What's the meaning of "to ask the indulgence of someone"?
In the book ' the little prince ' by Antoine de Saint Exupéry, I found the expression ' I ask the indulgence of the children '. What's the meaning of that? I'm not sure if it means ' I ask the children for forgiveness ' or ' I ask for the children's pardon '. Here is the full sentence: I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it to a grown-up. Do you think ...