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I can't help but vs I cannot help but

Both "I can't help but" and "I cannot help but" are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.

Last updated: March 08, 2024 • 1308 views

I can't help but

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that someone is unable to avoid doing something or feeling a certain way.
  • Sep 6, 2012 ... I can't help but think this is a difficult question means that I have no alternative to thinking that this is a difficult question. I can help but think this ...
  • To me, the I can't help but think construction seems more oriented toward the first, rather than the second, sense: I can't help but think he was hiding something.
  • Can't Help But. Can't help but is a nonstandard phrase. Use can't or cannot help plus a gerund (verb form plus -ing.) Incorrect: I can't help but fall in love with you ...
  • Quotes with help. I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm... Rock Hudson · More Quotes ...

I cannot help but

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to convey the same meaning as "I can't help but" - that someone is unable to avoid doing something or feeling a certain way.
  • May 28, 2012 ... Which of the following are grammatical? I cannot help but think. I cannot but think. I cannot help thinking. I was taught (1) is not correct. Is it true?
  • >I was taught that the phrase "I cannot help but think" is grammatically >incorrect, and that "I cannot but think" or "I cannot help thinking" were >correct.
  • You are here; > Home; > English-French Dictionary; > French Translation of “I cannot help but think”. English-French Dictionary ...
  • cannot help but, to be unable to do anything else except: I cannot help but laugh. 11. help a person off with, to assist a person in the removal of (clothes). 12.

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