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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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helpful or help

I don't know John's birthday. So for you to tell me your mom's birthday is the same as John's.

Are both these natural? How would you say each?
That's just not helpful/That's not [of] a lot of help.

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Hi All three of the following seem natural to me ... I don't know John's birthday. - So for you to tell me your mom's birthday is the same as John's is not not helpful.

— Dave_anon

  • Hi All three of the following seem natural to me ...
  • I don't know John's birthday.
  • - So for you to tell me your mom's birthday is the same as John's is not not helpful.
  • is not a lot of help.
  • is not of a lot of help.
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Hi

All three of the following seem natural to me ...

I don't know John's birthday.

- So for you to tell me your mom's birthday is the same as John's is not not helpful.

- So for you to tell me your mom's birthday is the same as John's.is not a lot of help.

- So for you to tell me your mom's birthday is the same as John's.is not of a lot of help.
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