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Is it correct to say " I doubt about the use of "do" in the following sentence....?
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Yolandaprieto
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Is it correct to say " I doubt about the use of "do" in the following sentence....?
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I ask you this question because yesterday somebody started s thread I cannot find now in which I told the person who started it that I have a doubt of..." didn �t sound correct and I gave her the option above but Ladybird corrected me and said it didn �t sound natural and gave me another sentence instead of the one I suggested. As I cannot find the thread now and I asked her when, then, was correct to use "I doubt about ......", I would like somebody to make this clear.
Thanks in advance
Yolanda |
24 Nov 2011
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ueslteacher
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no preposition is needed after the verb doubt smth doubt that/whether/if doubt smb about is used after a noun e. g. There �s some doubt about the best way to do it. Sophia |
24 Nov 2011
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Lina Ladybird
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Dear Yolanda, This is the thread you were looking for: Sorry, I never read your question today! I would use the verb to doubt in sentences like these ones: He has been so strange lately that I doubt his sanity. I doubt that. (when you are skeptical about something) Let �s wait what our native speakers have to say regarding this topic, too! ;-) Have a nice day - Silke
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24 Nov 2011
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yume05
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Yes. If you are going to use "doubt", it �s usually "I doubt that..." or just "I doubt...".
IE: I doubt that the usage of "do" is correct in the following sentence.
I doubt the use of "do" in the following sentence.
However, if you want to use "about", it �s better to say "I wonder about...".
IE: I wonder about the use of "do" in the following sentence.
"Wonder about" is much more natural than "doubt about". |
25 Nov 2011
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yanogator
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Almost every day there is at least one post on this forum incorrectly using the word "doubt". Some of the regulars occasionally correct these, but they usually go uncorrected. In English, the word "doubt" means to be skeptical (as Lina said), or to think that something isn �t true. It doesn �t mean to wonder about something (as yume05 pointed out) or to be confused by something. I doubt that people will stop using "doubt" incorrectly here. I doubt my ability to speak French (since I haven �t studied French). He doubted my statement that I am 25 years old. There is a card game that I really enjoy called "I doubt it". You can find the rules here: Bruce |
25 Nov 2011
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Kita19
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In my training year, the teacher responsible for training us said it was incorrect to ask the students: "Is there any doubt/ do you have any doubt?" (concerning exercises/instructions). She said the correct thing to say was "Is there any question?", because "I have a doubt" was a "religious doubt".However I �ve seen here on the forum "I have a doubt." lots of times!
My question is: is it correct to say "I have a doubt." (in exercises)?
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25 Nov 2011
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juliag
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Hi Kita19,
Hope you �re well and your poetry competition entry is coming along nicely.
Your teacher trainer was right. We don �t use doubt in that case. I would say "I have a question." Or, as a teacher, "Do you have any questions?" or "Are there any questions?"
Hope this helps and have a nice day.
Julia
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25 Nov 2011
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