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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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You can't help but say it

Does the You can't help but say it mean You have to admit it?
  

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The question is rather vague. Are you looking for sayings that are very common -- like '****' or other rude expressions that slip out accidentally? If so, it isn't that you're admitting anything -- it's that you can't control the impulse to say it.

— Wilpeter

  • The question is rather vague.
  • Are you looking for sayings that are very common -- like '****' or other rude expressions that slip out accidentally?
  • If so, it isn't that you're admitting anything -- it's that you can't control the impulse to say it.
  • " when looking at a new car or good-looking girl/guy.
  • " when you get a static electricity shock.
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The question is rather vague. Are you looking for sayings that are very common -- like '****' or other rude expressions that slip out accidentally? If so, it isn't that you're admitting anything -- it's that you can't control the impulse to say it.
"Wow!" when looking at a new car or good-looking girl/guy. "Ouch!" when you get a static electricity shock.

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Thanks for the reply.

I wonder whether the meaning of that is that you don't want to say that for some reason but somehow you can't restrain yourself from saying it so in effect you say it. Is it what you mean?
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I can't help but say it ...

I really don't like to criticize you, but what I say is what you really need to hear. It's for your own good.
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AlpheccaStarsI can't help but say it ...I really don't like to criticize you, but what I say is what you really need to hear. It's for your own good.
Thanks for the reply.

I see. It seems to me that you've hit the nail on the head with your interpretation of that.
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