grammar - "helpful for you" or "helpful to you" - English Language ...
2015年3月3日 · Helpful for you: Person A askes a question. Person B is the principal. Person B: "Hello, sir. Let's find the teacher with the answer which is most helpful for you." Helpful to you: Person A needs help opening a door because her hands are full. Person B helps her. Person C is her Mom. Person C said,"He was very helpful to you." Hope this helps.
Be helpful in doing something vs Be helpful to do something
2019年8月14日 · Hi everyone, I would like to know the difference in meaning between "be helpful in doing something" and "be helpful to do something". Here is the context: "However, the bicycle would be helpful in getting to class, but not the oscilloscope. The 'scope would be more helpful to view a waveform...
Word or phrase for help that is really not helpful [duplicate]
2019年6月25日 · There's a popular idiom for this in many north, middle, and eastern European languages, "a bear's service". It was popularized through Jean La Fontaine's fable L’ours et l’amateur des jardin in the 17th century, though the idea itself is likely older and the ultimate origin remains unknown.
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2016年10月11日 · You're right, the thread is not very helpful - mainly because no context was provided. I hope my explanation is helpful. I hope the information provided is helpful. Personally I would be inclined to forget about adding for/to you, since it is not really needed here. They both sound a little awkward to me, though I can't say there's anything ...
It will be helpful 'to' you: [for?] - WordReference Forums
2011年3月23日 · Helpful to a person; helpful for (or helpful in) + a gerund...the brochure was helpful to you It was helpful to me, but it was even more helpful to my brother. I found the brochure helpful in understanding why the... The brochure was helpful in explaining.... You'll find the brochure helpful for getting from A to B.
What's the difference between "think it helpful" and "think it's ...
2022年5月18日 · Helpful is a depictive. Helpful is a free modifier that modifies the main clause. I think [that] it's helpful to mention the caveats in the document. [that] it's helpful to mention the caveats in the document is a content clause (A type of noun clause that describes the contents of the verb – here, what the thought was.)
helpful in doing somthing or to do something?
2007年9月27日 · It is helpful to widen your knowledge to succeed in life. Books are helpful in widening your knowledge. I think, if you are referring to a specific thing, such as "books", then you use "in". If you are talking about a situation in general, use "to". However I might be wrong. I would think they are interchangable to a certain degree.
Helpful for others or helpful to others - WordReference Forums
2015年10月12日 · When I asked the question I had in mind content, that might be useful to/for the others (did not keep the original sentence).
Useful vs Helpful - WordReference Forums
2019年8月7日 · Hi everyone, Given the following sentence "I'm glad to know my explanations and comments about English prepositions are useful and helpful.", I would like to know the difference between "useful explanations" and "helpful explanations". I have learned that "useful" is to be used with things and...
Does "stand" have the meaning of "be helpful for"?
2019年11月11日 · "something stands somebody in good stead" is a common idiom, which means "something is helpful for somebody in the present and future". However, under the entry "stand" in the OXFORD dictionary, there is no meaning item equivalent to "be helpful for". Is there any explanation for "stand"'s meaning in the idiom?