Hello,(1) Is it to say "Can I be a man on the subject of any help?" (2) Is "of" in the same as "on the subjec of"? The very idea of (= on the subject of) going sailing makes me feel seasick.Thank you for your help.
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Can I be of any help? -- 'Of' is merely an alternative grammatical structure; it may be omitted: Can I be any help?
— Mister Micawber
Can I be of any help?
-- 'Of' is merely an alternative grammatical structure; it may be omitted: Can I be any help?
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