to help to put vs to help put

Both "to help to put" and "to help put" are correct, but the latter is more commonly used in English. The phrase "to help put" is a more concise and natural way to express the idea of assisting in placing something.

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to help to put

This phrase is grammatically correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the action of assisting in the act of putting something in a particular place.

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So, you fellows are really going to help to put me on this train?
Music is the only way I know to help me to put time on hold.
It has just called on the European Parliament to help it to put pressure on the Council so that an agreement between the three institutions can soon be reached, supporting, in rather broadly defined cases, its habit of committing expenditure without any legal basis.
-It helps to put names to our feelings.
No. But I will need your help to put names to faces.
All right, we need you to help us to put these people away so they will never hurt anybody else again, okay?
MEPs call on the European Commission to appoint an EU road safety co-ordinator to help Member States to put the action plan into effect.
Getting me something to help put me to sleep.
You dragged Graham into this, and therefore, you owe it to Julie to help put whoever killed her husband inside.
I had to help put her to bed.
Getting me something to help put me to sleep.
I've just sent 20 men over to the 8th to help put down a donnybrook.
So it is money very well spent, above all in a time of crisis when we need to help our industry to put into practice the results of research and to make the best use of technological solutions and innovations.
Yes, but she's not just going to roll over to help us put Keisha away forever because she has a good heart.
I was even too scared to ask you to help me put lotion on my back.
Urges the Commission to help Albania to put an end to the ongoing blood feud which, inter alia, hinders children from attending school and others from exercising their right to vote;
I need someone to help me understand how to put a lot of money in...
Reiterates its call on the Commission to help Albania to put an end to the persistence of the 'blood feud', which constitutes a failure of the rule of law and is fundamentally at odds with European values;
Reiterates its call on the Commission to help Albania to put an end to the persistence of the blood feud, which constitutes a failure of the rule of law and is fundamentally at odds with European values;
What measures does the Commission intend to take to help put an end to these sectarian killings of civilians?

Alternatives:

to assist in putting
to aid in placing
to lend a hand in positioning
to support in setting
to give a hand in situating

to help put

This phrase is commonly used in English and is a more concise way to express the idea of assisting in placing something.