To fill my knowledge gaps with your help

[Alexey86]

Hello! Recently, I wanted to write the following sentence: "I hope I can fill my knowledge gaps with your help," but changed my mind because of its ambiguity. Fill gaps with your help might sound like fill my glass with wine. But the wine in my example is the information I want my gaps to be filled with, not the process of helping.

What do you think? Is it clear that I mean "I want you to help me fill my knowledge gaps," or is the second reading too strong?

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, it's clear what you mean.

You're right that it is analytically ambiguous but I don't think anyone would even notice.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm not keen on "my knowledge gaps". I'd be happier with "the gaps in my knowledge". This is nothing to do with the ambiguity you mentioned. It's simply that "gaps in one's knowledge" is a semi-fixed expression. "Knowledge gaps" isn't.