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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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0Hi,02br
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00Is the sentence correct?02br
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00'He can't help but be upset.'02br
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00I think it should be 'He can't help 01b00but to02b00 be upset.' 02br
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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-

  • 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-
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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-

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