Is it correct to use helps as the plural form of the noun help? Helps in the plural is normally used for physical things like books, study guides, etc (not that its correct usage, but I've heard it used that way, "study helps" as referring to study guides not merely the statement that "study helps") Help in the abstract remains singular
ambiguity - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The humorous 1980 book titled Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim and Other Flubs from teh Nation's Press (AbeBooks, Goodreads)1 recently came to mind after seeing the headline Shocking video shows Chinese
Help in doing something or Help doing something Is the preposition in necessary or abundant? To be specific, which of these two sentences sounds better is correct? This helps in achieving better fuel economy or This helps achieving better
grammaticality - Is Thanks a ton a commonly used phrase? - English . . . The commonly used expression, in AmE, is thanks a million I think thanks a ton has derived from the same expression and eventually found its way to the mainstream I can't find anything for thanks a ton in NOAD, but see an entry for thanks a million Furthermore, I can't find the same expression registered in OED, which makes it chiefly American
Where did God helps those who help themselves originate? I've always heard it said that "God helps those who help themselves " From a Biblical perspective this doesn't make much sense to me (since I've also heard that we should rely on God for everythin