atm  +  30623 Sat, 22 May 04 05:27 AM Hi, I am confused about the usage of "to" before the word "share" in the following sentence: We aspire to play a leading role in helping people to share and acquire new knowledge through seminars. Someone suggested to me that "to" before "share" was not required. Is there any rule which governs such a usage? Thanks, ATM atm Joined on Sat, Jan 24 2004 New Member 13

	miriam  +  30661 Sat, 22 May 04 09:39 AM 'Help' can be followed by either the to-infinitive or the bare infinitive (infinitive without 'to'): "Will you help me clear the table?" "This book helped me to see the truth." In the first example, external help is called in; in the second, assistance is outside the action proper. The bare infinitive seems to be more common in AmE than in BrE, but in both varieties the choice is conditioned by the subject's involvement. Miriam miriam Joined on Mon, May 10 2004 Argentina Regular Member 821 "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." Plato