Help sb understand/to understand

Help sb understand/to understand
Message from lukaznachi posted on 17-04-2016 at 12:26:25 (D | E | F)
Hello.
I have a question.
Help somebody to understand
or
Help somebody understand
For example:
He helped her to understand the problem.
He helped her understand the problem.

Is there a difference between the two?
I know that the verb pattern is help somebody to understand, but I keep seeing them both equally so I was wondering whether both are correct.
Thank you for any reply.

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Edited by lucile83 on 17-04-2016 12:27
No red on the forum, thanks.

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Re: Help sb understand/to understand from lucile83, posted on 17-04-2016 at 15:58:13 (D | E)
Hello,
Both are possible, though 'He helped her to understand' is more correct than 'He helped her understand' which is more familiar.
Hope it helps

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Re: Help sb understand/to understand from lukaznachi, posted on 23-04-2016 at 15:17:57 (D | E)
It does, thank you

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