Can't help but think vs can't help thinking

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can't help but think is the most popular phrase on the web. 

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Some examples and use cases from the internet:

  • «Can't Help Thinking About Me» — ????? ?????? ????, ?????????? ??? ????? ??? ?????? David Bowie & the Lower Third ? 1966 ????. ?? ??? ?????? ...
  • The I can't help thinking construction seems to be ambiguous between these two senses: I can't help thinking he was hiding something. I can't help thinking ...
  • thinking is a verb in sense so in the phrase I can't help thinking it means you can't help doing it. Think is not a verb so it's not doing anything.
  • "I can't help thinking about it." "I can't help shopping so much." "I can't help working all the time." "I can't help smiling when I see her." "I can't help eating so much ...
  • A. I can't help but think you are being unfaithful. B. I can't help thinking you are being unfaithful. (X) C. I can't help to think you are being unfaithful. 1. Are all the ...
  • Sep 18, 2014 ... What's the difference between "can't help but" and "can't help". Consider two examples: I can't help thinking about you. I can't help but think ...
  • May 28, 2012 ... I don't know of anyone who would hear the sentence "I can't help but think that he's a criminal," and then wonder whether I think he's a criminal ...
  • To me, the I can't help but think construction seems more oriented toward the first, rather than the second, sense: I can't help but think he was hiding something.

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