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a help vs an help

The correct phrase is 'a help.' The article 'a' is used before words that begin with a consonant sound, while 'an' is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.
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Last updated: September 01, 2024 • 21616 views

a help

Correct. 'A' is used before words that begin with a consonant sound.

Use 'a help' when referring to assistance or support provided to someone.

Examples:

  • She offered a help when I was in need.
  • I need a help with my homework.
  • He asked for a help in fixing his car.
  • Can you give me a help with this project?
  • A help from a friend can make a big difference.
  • Jun 3, 2014 ... I've seen several posts about help vampires, but I don't really understand what is meant by that phrase. What exactly is a help vampire?
  • Ask the federal service desk · Get help with your account · Resolve technical issues · Create and manage help desk tickets · Chat with a help desk agent.
  • Oct 20, 2017 ... I would have really liked a help button linking to some sort of official documentation… Moin December 10, 2023, 9:05pm 17. Michael McNeil ...
  • Sep 9, 2024 ... Can someone tell me if the help center is currently down or am I in a help center death loop? Thanks. Stephen_Li Split this topic 9 2024 19 ...
  • Jul 9, 2020 ... How can I setup a help desk using Teams. Help. Hello and thanks for reading mypost!!! My IT department currently has all employees email their ...
  • Jan 27, 2012 ... You can define all your arguments with argparse and set a help message for each one of them. ... Simple way of adding a "help" module to scripts.
  • Jan 4, 2024 ... Is getting a help desk job the best way to get into cybersecurity? I'm currently looking into help desk jobs because frome what I've heard ...
  • May 20, 2021 ... Location based filtering and alerts (a concern, not a help question) · Get Help · Mosses May 20, 2021, 12:09am 1. I'm not sure what the forum ...
  • Creating a help/clarification button. 4 years ago. 19 February 2020. 5 replies; 595 views ...
  • Complete a Help Request Form. We recommend that you complete our online help request form before you start a missing mail search. Please use a desktop ...

Alternatives:

  • some help
  • any help
  • help
  • a helping hand
  • a bit of help

an help

Incorrect. 'An' is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.

  • Sep 19, 2023 ... A or An? Help! A message came up on my MacBook. It read “choose a iCloud email address”. Sorry if I am being dumb, but I always thought if ...
  • Aug 5, 2024 ... To help get a pump an help through treatment. Christopher Capper is organizing this fundraiser. Donation protected. Hey my name is chris i ...
  • Apr 14, 2024 ... Yesterday i sent an help request to Valve via Steam about the problems we have in the game and this is their response · Comments Section.
  • Jul 17, 2015 ... About an help for a MsC about Emergency Anchoring ... Dear Sirs,. I'm a Captain of Merchant Navy, and I'm doing a MsC about Emergency Anchoring.
  • Apr 13, 2022 ... Pop os / rx 6600 & 3350u advice an help needed · Hardware Hub GPU · linux, software, amdgpu · dreadknot2077 April 13, 2022, 12:50am 1. hey guys ...
  • Feb 20, 2019 ... Re: an help me ? Hello @gccv_cbv ,. Run below command via terminal to deploy static content php bin ...
  • Jun 6, 2016 ... May I request an help understanding how Nimble storage works when it comes to Lun Ownership on the storage. Like if we talk about the VNX or ...
  • Nov 22, 2021 ... Official way and best way to update (not an help request) · What an update via the "software" app really do ? · What is the official way to update ...
  • I need an help to download CNUT · Products PMP · ishmael82 (ishmael82) June 11, 2007, 10:32am 1. Hi all, I need to upgrade my SM's and AP's' to canopy ...
  • Need an help to create a SPL's. AL3Z. Builder. ‎01-12-2024 04:20 AM. Hi,. Could any one pls figure out from these below logs to achieve the use case like ...

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