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Rule "can't help but (can't help + gerund)"
This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.
| Description: | can't help but (can't help + gerund) |
| By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool | |
| Message: | This is sometimes considered a nonstandard phrase. Use <suggestion>\5</suggestion>. |
| Category: | Grammar |
| Link: | http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/69212/cannot-help-but-think-vs-cannot-but-think-vs-cannot-help-thinking |
| Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect: |
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| Correct sentences for comparison: |
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| ID: | CANT_HELP_BUT [2] |
| Version: | 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-30 22:33:07 +0100) |