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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

to find a way / in finding a way

Hello there,

Are they the same? Thanks.

This gadget will help us in finding a way to the venue

This gadget will help us to find a way to the venue
  

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The 1st says: ... help during the process /action of ... The 2nd shows only the purpose/aim of the help.

— Marius Hancu

  • The 1st says: ...
  • help during the process /action of ...
  • The 2nd shows only the purpose/aim of the help.
  • I think both are OK, but the 2nd is much more frequent and more direct.
  • Google hits: 7,050 for "help us in finding a way" 1,060,000 for "help us to find a way" BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Saving souls in cyberspace ...
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The 1st says: ... help during the process/action of ...
The 2nd shows only the purpose/aim of the help.

I think both are OK, but the 2nd is much more frequent and more direct.

Google hits:
7,050 for "help us in finding a way"
1,060,000 for "help us to find a way"

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I often find the results of Google searches to be confusing and misleading.
Look at the Google results I got for various versions of the phrase in question:

"help us in finding" - 14,200

"help in finding" - 1,230,000



"help us to find" - 172,000

"help us to find a" - 18,200

"help us to find a way" - 937,000



"help us find
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YankeeI often find the results of Google searches to be confusing and misleading.
Look at the Google results I got for various versions of the phrase in question:



"help us to find a" - 18,200

"help us to find a way" - 937,000



These are indeed baffling ...
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