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I want to say “my advisor has been very helpful, from helping me decide which classes to take to letting me know/telling me about the resources available to me”.

I think saying “letting me know” or “telling me about” is too clunky.

Are there any other ways of saying this?

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Whenever I would like to express my sincere gratitude, I turn to the part 'Words of Thanks' of Douglas R. Hofstadter's 'Gödel, Escher, Bach'. It is very inspiring. – gruff Aug 4 '12 at 23:34

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There are always other ways to say something. Maybe you could say:

My advisor has been helpful, from helping me decide on courses to take to informing me about available resources.

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Describing perhaps, and its synonyms or maybe listing and its synonyms.

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