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English_Learner Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
Helpful / Useful
Can anyone explain me how to use these two words properly?
When should I say 'It was helpful' and when 'It was useful'?
Any guide/rule/info will be very helpful (or useful?
).
Thank you.
When should I say 'It was helpful' and when 'It was useful'?
Any guide/rule/info will be very helpful (or useful?
).Thank you.
Top answer
I suppose that a person can be helpful, while a tool can be useful. There's no rule that says when to use either, try to pick up the uses of these words in literature, movies, conversation, etc. I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't tell someone that they were useful, at best, it sounds sarcastic, at worst, it implies that at other times, they were useless.
- I suppose that a person can be helpful, while a tool can be useful.
- There's no rule that says when to use either, try to pick up the uses of these words in literature, movies, conversation, etc.
- I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't tell someone that they were useful, at best, it sounds sarcastic, at worst, it implies that at other times, they were useless.
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I suppose that a person can be helpful, while a tool can be useful.
There's no rule that says when to use either, try to pick up the uses of these words in literature, movies, conversation, etc.
I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't tell someone that they were useful, at best, it sounds sarcastic, at worst, it implies that at other times, they were useless.
There's no rule that says when to use either, try to pick up the uses of these words in literature, movies, conversation, etc.
I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't tell someone that they were useful, at best, it sounds sarcastic, at worst, it implies that at other times, they were useless.
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