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25 January
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English (US)
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Can I say
I can’t help thinking about painful past?
Can I say
I can’t help thinking about painful past?
I can’t help thinking about painful past?
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@infinity7
you can say
"I can't help thinking about the painful past"
if you want to make it personal add "my" instead of "the"
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