Helpful for you: Person A askes a question. Person B is the principal. Person B: "Hello, sir. Let's find the teacher with the answer which is most helpful for you. " Helpful to you: Person A needs help opening a door because her hands are full. Person B helps her. Person C is her Mom. Person C said,"He was very helpful to you." Hope this helps.
Hi everyone, I would like to know the difference in meaning between "be helpful in doing something" and "be helpful to do something". Here is the context: "However, the bicycle would be helpful in getting to class, but not the oscilloscope. The 'scope would be more helpful to view a waveform...
Hello Members I found the answer below as I was looking for the difference between "helpful for and to". "Helpful to" is used when saying it is helpful to a person. Ex) The information was helpful to me "Helpful for" is used when saying it is helpful to a thing or cause. Ex) The information...
Is the following a valid sentence? I think it helpful to mention the caveats in the document. If so, how is the meaning different from this: I think it's helpful to mention the caveats in the do...
It is helpful to widen your knowledge to succeed in life. Books are helpful in widening your knowledge. I think, if you are referring to a specific thing, such as "books", then you use "in". If you are talking about a situation in general, use "to". However I might be wrong. I would think they are interchangable to a certain degree.
Hi everyone, Given the following sentence "I'm glad to know my explanations and comments about English prepositions are useful and helpful.", I would like to know the difference between "useful explanations" and "helpful explanations". I have learned that "useful" is to be used with things and...
I don't think "double-edged sword" is appropriate in this context because that idiom implies the object is simultaneously helpful and harmful. I'm instead, searching for a word or phrase to describe something that is either helpful or harmful depending on how it is used.
