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"I'd appreciate you helping me to a better place." I heard this in a videogame. I think 'go' or 'get' must be added between 'me' and 'to'. Maybe the speaker made a mistake of leaving it out? The speaker was a British and the year was 1918. Was it acceptable and common to leaving it out at that time in the UK?
Oct 10, 2024 7:49 AM
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Actually this strikes me as a modern way of putting it, it's certainly not old-fashioned. There are a lot of phrases like this: Help me to a seat Help me up Help me into the car It's very common.
Oct 10, 2024 11:53 AM
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The sentence is clear as is. Adding ‘go’ or ‘get’ are two of many possible alternate wordings, but not required.
Oct 10, 2024 8:52 AM
The speaker was British/ a British person/ a Briton. Was it acceptable to leave it out
Oct 10, 2024 8:51 AM
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