0Hi,02br 02br 00Is the sentence correct?02br 02br 00'He can't help but be upset.'02br 02br 00I think it should be 'He can't help 01b00but to02b00 be upset.' 02br 02br 00Which is correct? Thanks!0-
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02br 00After 01i 00help but02i 00, the 01i 00to02i 00 is almost always omitted, but you can put it in if you really want to. 02br 00CJ 0-
— CalifJim
02br 00After 01i 00help but02i 00, the 01i 00to02i 00 is almost always omitted, but you can put it in if you really want to.
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0After 01i00help02i00, the following verb can have or not have the 01i00to02i00.02br 00After 01i00help but02i00, the 01i00to02i00 is almost always omitted, but you can put it in if you really want to. 02br 00CJ 0-
0At the New York Times: 02br 002 from nytimes.com for "can't help but to be"02br 00 1,610 from nytimes.com for "can't help but be"02br 00just as Jim mentioned. 0-