Professor Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. Formerly a professor of Economics, he is most famous for his successful application of the concept of microcredit, the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs „too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. He is the founder of Grameen Bank, and he and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to promote economic and social development of the poor: Indeed, when he started his microcredit project in the village of Jobra near Chittagong University so many years ago, he targeted the profit of two cents each on the loan. Yunus believed that if given the chance the poor would repay \ the borrowed money and microcredit could be a viable business model.
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After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
| Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
| Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
| Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
| Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
| She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
| Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
| Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
| I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |
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