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Old 21-Oct-2006, 15:46
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Talking helpng hands or help hands?

which one is right? helping hands or help hands?

If you need some helping hands( or help hands) in setting up a Web server, just get in touch with me

also, what do you think of the following sentnece? Can I start a sentence like we request... when we aks something?

We request that you contact us at the soonest available time.

I always appreciate your help
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Old 21-Oct-2006, 18:04
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Default Re: helpng hands or help hands?

Helping hands,

Your usage of We request is fine; 'soonest available time' sounds a bit odd, but it's not incorrect - I'd just expect something like 'soonest possible opportunity'.

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Old 22-Oct-2006, 00:49
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Default Re: helpng hands or help hands?

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which one is right? helping hands or help hands?

If you need some helping hands( or help hands) in setting up a Web server, just get in touch with me

also, what do you think of the following sentnece? Can I start a sentence like we request... when we aks something?

We request that you contact us at the soonest available time.

I always appreciate your help
In AE, we would commonly say "contact us at your earliest convenience."
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