Learn English – Is “I would like you to help me with understanding this.” right? Then, how is it different from “I would like you to help me understand this.”

sentence-construction

Is the sentence below correct?

I would like you to help me with understanding this.

If it is right, then how is it different from the sentence below?

I would like you to help me understand this.

Thank you for your help very much.
Any explanations will be appreciated.

Best Answer

I am answering my own question. As Teacher KSHuang answered with the comments above, the two have almost the same meaning.

The only difference of the first sentence from the second is that it sounds a little bit more "polite" and "formal", as it states the request in a more indirect way. On the other hand, as for the second sentence, it is in more direct form so that it doesn't sound as "polite" and "formal".

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