Borrowing your help vs Having your help

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings and contexts. 'Borrowing your help' implies temporarily using someone's assistance, as if you will return it later, which may sound a bit unusual. On the other hand, 'having your help' simply means receiving someone's assistance without the connotation of returning it. The choice between the two depends on whether you want to emphasize the temporary nature of the help or just the act of receiving assistance.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 951 views

Borrowing your help

This phrase is correct but not commonly used in English. It implies temporarily using someone's assistance, as if you will return it later.

This phrase can be used when you want to convey the idea of temporarily using someone's help, with the implication that it will be returned or reciprocated in the future.

Examples:

I'm just borrowing your help for a quick moment to move this heavy box.
Can I borrow your help with this project for a few hours?

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There are a number of schemes floating around for leveraging Germany's lower borrowing costs to help its partner countries, beyond simply expanding the ECB's balance sheet.
I'm sorry for always borrowing your dojo without permission.
I have to make up for borrowing your name.
I'm borrowing your floor mat.
That's why she's always borrowing your dresses.
I'm borrowing your sailboat for an overnighter.
Just borrowing your phones for a little while.
I'm just borrowing your blackboard here.
I do hope you don't mind us borrowing your Land Rover.
Granddad, I'm borrowing your table.
I'm borrowing your car and phone.
Kip and I were just borrowing your paper.
Sue, I'm borrowing your leg warmers.
Sir, I will be borrowing your stapler now.
About borrowing your sister's clothes?
I'm borrowing your house for a couple weeks.
Frusta, I'm borrowing your bike.
She's... Borrowing your dad's car keys.
I don't want to keep borrowing yours all the time.
Amy's borrowing your camera, right?

Alternatives:

Can I have your help?
Can I ask for your help?
Can I use your help?
Can I seek your help?
Can I enlist your help?

Having your help

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It simply means receiving someone's assistance without the connotation of returning it.

This phrase is used to express the act of receiving someone's assistance without implying any temporary nature or obligation to return the help.

Examples:

I appreciate having your help with this difficult task.
Thank you for having your help available whenever I need it.

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Secondly, I apologize for having so often implored your help,
Like having one of your kids help with the laundry.
Now, are you having one of your buddies help you run the razor?
There's no shame in having help.
There's no shame in having help under the circumstances.
Theon (voto 7) back to home, where his sister wastes no time in their corruption on not having help when had run to her rescue.
It is so great having help just a post away!:-)
Having junior around helps keep your conscience clean.
We were counting on having you help us leave Nanking.
Think that having him help Walter is our best chance at saving lives.
They had avoided having to help me to cross this well of light.
With your income and without having any help
I'm sorry I complained so much about having to help out with this baby shower.
We've been wondering if resolving this internal conflict you're having could help resolve the external one you're losing against the Beast.
The job is never going to be over for anyone having to help this sweet baby, bless his heart.
Our expectations are: we are looking for help to make life easier every day to have a presence at home allows for flexibility in displacement, segregation of duties, and simply having help in organizing our days.
Having a dog helps with the healing process.
It helps having a friend you can talk to.
It helps having someone who worries when you don't come home at night.
It helps having the right people around you.

Alternatives:

Receiving your help
Getting your help
Using your help
Seeking your help
Having assistance from you

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