Helps you .... top build up (or) building up

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hi there,
first time posting... hope it can get some help
I am launching a new website and struggle with my brand tagline which will be quite important on my auth page.

So I first came up with :
"Bluesophy helps you to build up everyday your business acumen"
but I am wondering if
"Bluesophy helps you building up everyday your business acumen"
would be a better choice, both grammatically speaking, but also taking into account how "pleasing" is is to hear for a native speaker ?

that beeing asked whatever solution may not sound good at all ?
Thanks a lot for your help,
Laurent

David Hatton · Accepted Answer

Welcome to the forum, Laurent!

The second one doesn't sound right to me but then the first doesn't sound natural either.

Laurent Martiny"Bluesophy helps you to build up everyday your business acumen"

You can leave out the 'to', certainly in colloquial speech, but 'everyday' is the sticking point for me. 'Everyday' is an adjective and means 'normal' and the sort of thing that happens each day. I presume you mean 'every day' (like 'each day')?

The positioning of the phrase 'every day' is a problem; it doesn't 'flow' in the sentence and if you want it in there you must put it in a different place:

'Bluesophy helps you every day to build up your business acumen' (I might put commas around 'every day')

'Every day, Bluesophy helps you to build up your business acumen'

'Bluesophy helps you to build up your business acumen every day'

If you really want 'building up' then you need 'with' or a similar conjunction before it but I'm not sure it's going to make for a better read!

Helps you .... top build up (or) building up

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