Uses of the word "help"
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Hello, everyone. Does this sentence below make sense? Is the word "help" used properly? If so, does it mean "to avoid"? Thanks for answering.
I just couldn't help laughing.
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updated Oct 9, 2016
edited by luisssito
posted by luisssito
= I couldn't stop laughing at it - I couldn't help myself. :) - ian-hill, Oct 9, 2016
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You may view it as a colloquial expression , but look at it this way,-
'I could not stop myself from laughing'. or, 'I needed help to stop myself laughing'.
So yes you are correct in this instance 'help' is used correctly , although it may
sound silly it is used quite a lot throughout the English speaking world
even right down here in the land of OZ, we may say ,'whenever I see white
English bodies lying out in the sun on the beach ,'I cant stop myself,I laugh"
updated Oct 9, 2016
posted by ray76
