Help or Aid?

2023-06-03

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between "help" and "aid."
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  • Dear teacher,
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  • I am Mayer from Colombia.
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  • I have been listening to the podcast since May 2020, and I have learned so much.
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  • I would like to ask you about the difference between "aid" and "help."
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  • Thanks,
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  • Mayer
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  • Thank you, Mayer for writing to us and listening to our podcast!
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  • The words "aid" and "help" can sometimes mean the same thing, but there are a few differences.
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  • Let us look at these two words more closely.
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  • As a verb, "help" means to assist or to give support.
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  • When you help someone, you make things easier for them in some way.
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  • He helped me make dinner last night.
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  • As a noun, "help" means the act of doing something in support of someone, to complete a task for, or to make it easier for the person.
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  • It can also be an action taken if a person is in danger and needs to be rescued or supported.
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  • She could use your help tomorrow night at the party.
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  • Their neighbors gave them help after their house caught fire.
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  • I yelled, "Help," when I fell and broke my leg.
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  • Like "help," the word "aid" can be either a verb or a noun.
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  • As a verb, "aid" means providing what is useful or necessary.
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  • I aided the teacher by handing out graded papers.
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  • "Aid" as a noun can also be the supplies, materials or support that are provided.
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  • When we think of "aid" we think of organizations, governments and people providing necessary things like food, clothing, money and equipment to those who need it.
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  • The organization provided aid to those affected by the earthquake.
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  • Also, as a noun, "aid" can be something used to help perform a task.
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  • Visual aids can be useful for learning.
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  • An "aide," with the letter "e" on the end, is a person who assists someone.
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  • Sometimes they can be a caregiver to an elderly person or a person with a disability.
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  • An "aide" also can be a person who assists someone with their tasks, like a teacher or government official.
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  • Lori gets experience in the classroom by being a teacher's aide.
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  • Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Mayer.
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  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Faith Pirlo.
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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between "help" and "aid."
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  • Question:
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  • Dear teacher,
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  • I am Mayer from Colombia. I have been listening to the podcast since May 2020, and I have learned so much.
  • 5
  • I would like to ask you about the difference between "aid" and "help."
  • 6
  • Thanks,
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  • Mayer
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  • Answer
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  • Thank you, Mayer for writing to us and listening to our podcast!
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  • The words "aid" and "help" can sometimes mean the same thing, but there are a few differences. Let us look at these two words more closely.
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  • Help
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  • As a verb, "help" means to assist or to give support. When you help someone, you make things easier for them in some way.
  • 13
  • He helped me make dinner last night.
  • 14
  • As a noun, "help" means the act of doing something in support of someone, to complete a task for, or to make it easier for the person. It can also be an action taken if a person is in danger and needs to be rescued or supported.
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  • She could use your help tomorrow night at the party.
  • 16
  • Their neighbors gave them help after their house caught fire.
  • 17
  • I yelled, "Help," when I fell and broke my leg.
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  • Aid
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  • Like "help," the word "aid" can be either a verb or a noun.
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  • As a verb, "aid" means providing what is useful or necessary.
  • 21
  • I aided the teacher by handing out graded papers.
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  • "Aid" as a noun can also be the supplies, materials or support that are provided.
  • 23
  • When we think of "aid" we think of organizations, governments and people providing necessary things like food, clothing, money and equipment to those who need it.
  • 24
  • The organization provided aid to those affected by the earthquake.
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  • Also, as a noun, "aid" can be something used to help perform a task.
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  • Visual aids can be useful for learning.
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  • An "aide," with the letter "e" on the end, is a person who assists someone. Sometimes they can be a caregiver to an elderly person or a person with a disability. An "aide" also can be a person who assists someone with their tasks, like a teacher or government official.
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  • Lori gets experience in the classroom by being a teacher's aide.
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  • Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Mayer.
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  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Faith Pirlo.
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  • Faith Pirlo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • visual - adj. of, relating to, done by, or used in seeing
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  • elderly - adj. old or rather old; past middle age​
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