I couldn't help thinking of vs I couldn't help but think of

Both phrases are correct and are commonly used in English. They have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"I couldn't help thinking of"

This phrase is used to express that something came to mind involuntarily or unavoidably.

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Last updated: October 31, 2024

Jan 4, 2021 ... As we said our "I do's," I couldn't help thinking of a scene concerning a different Julia... r ...
Aug 25, 2017 ... ... I couldn't help thinking of Lewis and Clark as they made their way up this river to explore the western United States. I've been reading the ...
Nov 16, 2023 ... Leonardo Dicaprio scowled so much throughout the movie, I couldn't help thinking of this. r/KillersoftheFlowerMoo - Leonardo Dicaprio scowled ...
Jan 22, 2013 ... As I watched Barack Obama's speech yesterday, I couldn't help thinking of Ronald Reagan and what he has meant to conservatives since the day ...
Oct 7, 2024 ... 1, at least 180 Iranian missiles were in the air heading toward Israel, and I couldn't help thinking of Barak Loozon, director of the Israel ...
As I left his farm, I couldn't help thinking of two authors who came along right when I needed them: C. S. Lewis and Frederick Buechner. Lewis won't come as ...
Nov 14, 2006 ... "I couldn't help thinking of you" Is the sentance "I couldn't stop thinking of you" has the same meaning?
Amsterdam, Wednesday, 3 April 1878. ... I've been thinking about what we discussed,1 and I couldn't help thinking of the words 'we are today what we were ...
May 12, 2023 ... Along the way, I passed stretches of dandelions so profuse and colorful I couldn't help thinking of the great field of poppies in the Wizard ...
Aug 18, 2017 ... I couldn't help thinking of my own grandfather. Russell Willis Ingersoll was not a military man by any stretch of the imagination. He was a ...

Alternatives:

i couldn't help but think of
i couldn't stop thinking about

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"I couldn't help but think of"

This phrase is used to convey the idea that a thought or memory entered one's mind despite efforts to prevent it.

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Last updated: October 31, 2024

May 9, 2020 ... I couldn't help but think of this quote today. r/superman - Bitsie ...
Mar 23, 2022 ... In imagining a concept for video, I couldn't help but think of the dancer. Such an iconic symbol of grace and beauty that comes only from ...
Jul 11, 2024 ... Spoilers for S2 of My Adventures of Superman: I couldn't help but think of a certain DBZA line when I saw this. This video cannot be played.
May 14, 2024 ... And as the worship went on, I couldn't help but think of the goodness of God, how kind He has been to me. Gratitude filled my heart and I ...
May 31, 2024 ... As I watched the waves, I couldn't help but think of my work as a grief therapist, and my clients' stories of their powerful grief journeys.
Jun 5, 2024 ... When I was in Prague last week, I couldn't help but think of one my mentors—Madeleine Albright—who was born here.
I couldn't help but think of Anglomania when watching Prince Charles on Countryfile recently. 6.
Jan 17, 2018 ... ... I couldn't help but think of the last 5 years at Lochearn. I mean, there's still so much ahead of me, but I can't help but think of how much ...
Walking through my neighborhood with my husband looking at all of the flowers currently blooming, and I couldn't help but think of this piece written...
May 27, 2011 ... While reading Eating Animals, I couldn't help but think of behavioral economics (a topic which, admittedly, is often on my mind anyway), and ...

Alternatives:

i couldn't help thinking of
i couldn't stop thinking about

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