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Discover LudwigThe phrase "cannot help it" is correct and usable in written English
It is used to express frustration with something that the speaker can't change or cannot prevent. Example sentence: "I'm running late to the meeting but I cannot help it. There was a lot of traffic."
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Even an elected Iraqi government will see its legitimacy wane if we cannot help it provide basic security and jobs.
I cannot help it.
But I cannot help it.
We simply cannot help it.
You cannot help it.
He cannot help it.
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Perhaps you would rather not laugh at his ostensibly unpleasant material - but you cannot always help it.
When rain comes, one cannot help ascribing it in part to the many Indians all over who call for it in their ceremonies.
But I cannot help find it a fascinating historical experiment.
On the whole, I cannot help feeling it a change for the better.
Politicians recognise that the trend is coming to Germany, but cannot help calling it "wild" and "raw".
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