What amuses me about the Candorville comic is the use of "couldn't help but overhear" ... in our house [both parents were English teachers/professors], that had to be phrased as "I couldn't help overhearing" or [if one wanted to be über-precious] "I couldn't but overhear."
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What amuses me about the Candorville comic is the use of "couldn't help but overhear" ... in our house [both parents were English teachers/professors], that had to be phrased as "I couldn't help overhearing" or [if one wanted to be über-precious] "I couldn't but overhear."
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