is " to " necessary ?

njanja · #1 (**permalink**) 05-Dec-2004, 16:40

Is it necessary to use " to " in the following sentence ?

They asked their friends for help, but they didn`t want to talk to them let alone
TO help them.

or

They asked their friends for help,but they didn`t want to talk to them let alone help them.

Thank you all ........

#2 (**permalink**) 05-Dec-2004, 18:30

1st is definitely wrong

i would guess:

"They asked their friends for help, but they didn't even want to talk to them, let alone help them"

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