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Espeland Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
We can't go (any) further / I offered Sue to help her
Hello everybody ! 
I've got two problems. Could you help me, please ?
1) Do I have to say "We can't go any further" or "We can't go further" ? If both are correct, is there any difference in meaning ?
2) Do I have to say "I offered Sue to help her" or "I offered to help Sue" ?
I've got two problems. Could you help me, please ?
1) Do I have to say "We can't go any further" or "We can't go further" ? If both are correct, is there any difference in meaning ?
2) Do I have to say "I offered Sue to help her" or "I offered to help Sue" ?
Top answer
-- Both OK, no real difference in meaning 2) "I offered to help Sue" -- Only this one works.
- -- Both OK, no real difference in meaning 2) "I offered to help Sue" -- Only this one works.
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1) "We can't go any further" or "We can't go further" ?-- Both OK, no real difference in meaning
2) "I offered to help Sue" -- Only this one works.
2) "I offered to help Sue" -- Only this one works.
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Yankee's suggestion is good because it makes it clear that you made the offer directly to Sue. "I offered to help Sue" is somewhat ambiguous -- it might mean that you said, "Sue, I can help you" or that you said to someone else "I can help Sue if necessary" and Sue might not even know of your offer.
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