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Help vs of assistance

Both 'help' and 'of assistance' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'Help' is a more common and direct way to offer assistance, while 'of assistance' is a more formal and indirect expression. The choice between them depends on the level of formality required in the situation.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 671 views

Help

The word 'help' is a common and correct way to offer assistance or support to someone.

Use 'help' when you want to offer assistance or support to someone in a direct and informal way.

Examples:

Can I help you with that?
She always helps her friends when they are in need.

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Help wronged women punish evil men.
Help co-ordinate things on the childcare front.
Help women in her same situation.
Help raise a Qreshi leader who understands Leith.
Help stave off a zombie apocalypse.
Help some computer tech steal some data.
I... Help those the system ignores.
Help us pinpoint where the neurological...
Help these girls with their fundraising.
Help cobble together the legal framework.
Help Margo to find her way home tonight.
Help Paxton bring peace to Earth.
Are you hurt? - Help the others.
Help your child to achieve his dreams.
Help us market the concept, the credibility.
Help thy neighbor in hardship first without question.
Help the soccer team buy new uniforms.
Help you switch brains with your patient.
Help each other, without taking over.
Help is 100 million miles away.

Alternatives:

assist
aid
support
lend a hand

of assistance

'Of assistance' is a correct phrase, but it is more formal and indirect compared to 'help'.

Use 'of assistance' in formal contexts or when you want to express assistance in a more indirect or polite manner.

Examples:

I am here if you are in need of assistance.
Our team is always ready to be of assistance to our clients.

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I could have been of assistance perhaps.
I've been authorized to accept your offer of assistance.
Hasn't Captain Shepherd been of assistance?
I'm only happy to have been of assistance.
I have an officer in distress in need of assistance.
They don't think we are in an urgent need of assistance.
Competent authority for accommodation of ships in need of assistance
The Commission must establish the appropriate instruments and possess the necessary resources, in particular in terms of assistance.
Quality standards will contribute to a reliable and high level of assistance to passengers with disabilities.
This is the only way to ensure the smooth operation of assistance provision.
There are many types of assistance for victims.
I am a cripple in need of assistance.
The Commission is also a major provider of assistance for international non-proliferation efforts.
Financial help and all forms of assistance may be withdrawn.
This is the best possible form of assistance that could be provided.
Currently, the bank is achieving high levels of assistance.
Individual Member States have also been prepared to make very generous offers of assistance.
For instance, we need a minimum level of assistance services.
3. The rates of assistance for the specific measures are specified in the Annex.
The sums pledged at Sharm el Sheikh in March 2009 included many different forms of assistance.

Alternatives:

available to help
ready to assist
at your service

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