can't but + inf" and "can't help + ing"

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Do "can't but + inf" and "can't help + ing" have the same meaning?

'Can't help but noticing it'
'Can't help but notice it'
 

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Do "can't but + inf" and "can't help + ing" have the same meaning?

'Can't help but noticing it'
'Can't help but notice it'
'Can't help but noticing it' This is incorrect.
 

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Though quite frequent in AmE. cf. "irregardless."
 

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I don't see much difference between "can't help but notice" and "can't help noticing."

I would not say "can't help but noticing."
 
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