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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

word use

Is it ok to use 'big' here?

Thanks for the big support.
Thanks for the big help.

Thanks.
  

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Anonymous Is it ok to use 'big' here? No. "big" is virtually never used with "support" or "help".

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is it ok to use 'big' here?
  • No.
  • "big" is virtually never used with "support" or "help".
  • Use "great".
  • Here are some other examples I found online: your _ support emotional, financial, amazing, on-going, active, full, invaluable, valuable, loyal, dedicated, unwavering, caring, overwhelming your _ help kind, on-going, wonderful, indescribable, valuable, precious, incredible, considerable CJ
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AnonymousIs it ok to use 'big' here?
No. "big" is virtually never used with "support" or "help". Use "great".

Here are some other examples I found online:

your _ support

emotional, financial, amazing, on-going, active, full, invaluable, valuable, loyal, dedicated, unwavering, caring, overwhelming

your _ help

kind,
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CalifJim AnonymousIs it ok to use 'big' here?No. "big" is virtually never used with "support" or "help". Use "great".Here are some other examples I found online:your _ supportemotional, financial, amazing, on-going, active, full, invaluable, valuable, loyal, dedicated, unwavering, caring, overwhelmingyour _ helpkind, on-going, wonderful, indescribable, valuable, precious,
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AnonymousCan I use both exanples you provided for both sentences?
Not in all cases. I lined them up as I found them on Google. If you want to know if specific combinations are possible, look them up on Google or on a corpus of English.

CJ
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Anonymousis it correct to say ''.... continued suport/help"?
No. Use "continuing". I think I've heard "continued support", but not "continued help". I'd stick with "continuing".

CJ
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CalifJim Anonymousis it correct to say ''.... continued suport/help"?No. Use "continuing". I think I've heard "continued support", but not "continued help". I'd stick with "continuing".CJ
Got it. I also have heard 'continued'. So does 'continuing' work for both 'support and help'?

Also can you tell me what 'corpus english' is and how can I find it. Do
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AnonymousSo does 'continuing' work for both 'support and help'?
Yes.
Anonymouscorpus
A corpus is a database of texts that is searchable.

See https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=corpus+of+english+online
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CalifJim AnonymousSo does 'continuing' work for both 'support and help'?Yes.AnonymouscorpusA corpus is a database of texts that is searchable.See https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=corpus+of+english+online CJ
Got it. Thanks a lot, Cj.
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