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24 Sep 2016
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I can't help but fall deeply more in love with you. Does this sound natural?
I can't help but fall deeply more in love with you. Does this sound natural?
What does but mean in this sentence?
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24 Sep 2016
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A little unnatural
"But" is a conjunction, what ej253 means when he says "I can't help but" he means, there is no other option but to fall more deeply in love, because you have no choice in the matter
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A little unnatural
I said a little unnatural, but I may be wrong, maybe it is natural to others. To me, what I wrote below would sound better.
"I can't help but fall more deeply in love with you."
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@ej253: is but conjunction?
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@ej253: can you use different expression?
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A little unnatural
"But" is a conjunction, what ej253 means when he says "I can't help but" he means, there is no other option but to fall more deeply in love, because you have no choice in the matter
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