Learn English – You’re welcome, it’s been the pleasure helping you out

gerund-vs-infinitive

Is it correct to say:

You're welcome, it has been my pleasure helping you out!

Or is this more correct:

You're welcome, it has been my pleasure to help you out!

Or are both fine?

Best Answer

You might find more info at the following questions and their duplicates:

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/106257/helping-improve-or-help-to-improve

"Help rule out" vs. "help to rule out"

What is the correct way to use infinitive after the verb "help": with or without "to"?

Little Eva's comment is correct. However, I'll just point out that, technically, neither are correct, because they both contain a comma splice.

To fix this, you might use a semicolon:

You're welcome; it has been my pleasure helping you out!

Or split it up into multiple sentences:

You're welcome. It has been my pleasure to help you out!

I think you were referring to spoken English anyway, so it probably doesn't matter, but I figured I'd point it out.

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