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donapeter
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i still don �t get it! Why saying" I have a doubt" instead " I have a question �" ? Or as BB said....it is a Hispanic thing , language related, and this is why we cannot understand it. For me is crystal clear. |
10 Aug 2010
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franknbea
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Dona, "Tengo una duda" is as widely used as I have a question in certain Spanish speaking countries. Hence I have a doubt. |
10 Aug 2010
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Zora
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You cannot say "I have a doubt" without putting a preposition/verb after it.
"I have a doubt about ... something.. "
"I have a doubt regarding ... something..."
"I have a doubt with ... the lyrics of this song... "
And "I have a question about this..." is the same as "I have a doubt about/with/regarding..." - It means that you are not clear on some point or you need clarification on something...
"I was wondering about..." / "Can I ask something about ... "/ "I am not sure about..." are other ways of asking the same thing; but saying "I have a doubt" and not using a preposition is incorrect. It might be understood by many (all) here but it �s not grammatically correct, nor is it used in English speaking countries.
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10 Aug 2010
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frenchfrog
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Oxford Advanced Learner �s Dictionary
- There is some doubt about the best way to do it.
- There is no doubt at all that we did the right thing.
- New evidence has cast doubt on the guilt of the man jailed for the crime.
- The article raised doubts about how effective the new drug really was.
- If you are in any doubt as to whether you should be doing these exercises, consult your doctor.
- She knew without a shadow of a doubt that he was lying to her.
-Whether he will continue to be successful in future is open to doubt.
The lesson to learn is: do not have doubts! Be always sure! 
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10 Aug 2010
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joy2bill
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My students are so insistent on using �I have a doubt" that I almost don �t hear it anymore.
However a native speaker would never use it if they were inquiring about something.
Try: I have a question
I �m not sure about.... (most common)
I don �t understand...
Can you help me?
What about.....
I �m not familiar with...
It can be used in expressions such as "I have no doubt that the moon landing did happen." In this case you are not expressing a request for information.
Just my tuppence worth.
Joy |
10 Aug 2010
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ueslteacher
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You can also say "I was wondering if...(and your indirect question)" Sophia |
10 Aug 2010
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donapeter
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i still insist: doubt and question are 2 different things. Used in different contexts. If you know the difference between the 2 words , you just can�t use them in the same context. It is correct to say: "I have a doubt/doubts about ....." but not instead " I have a question about...."
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10 Aug 2010
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Zora
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Dona, why do we ask questions? Because we have doubts regarding something or are unclear on some point. Whether it be that there isn�t enough information there for them to understand, a concept isn�t clear or we didn�t explain clearly enough for that person.
And to be quite honest here, when my students say to me, "Teacher, I have a doubt". It always means that they have a question about something that they didn�t understand.
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10 Aug 2010
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donapeter
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well....maybe I cannot understand as I �ve never heard : Teacher, I have a doubt! from my students. Anyway, if it is mother tongue related - in my language "I have a doubt"translated as it is- means smth different than "I have a question". Maybe this is why my students don �t use this statement. Students (not only) use mother tongue when speaking/thinking English and this is why some of them have different interpretation of the same topic. |
10 Aug 2010
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Babs1966
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What I can say, and what I �ve heard...
...people can say :"I �m gonna win the lotery"
and an other one to respond this dreaming person:"I dought it!"
Now I don �t know if it �s correct English or not but it �s used ;)
Hope you find the answers to your questions and I hope I wasn �t irrelevant
Good day |
10 Aug 2010
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