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Ask for help > I have a doubt...
I have a doubt...
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Poppingdale
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I have a doubt...
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I have a childish dout concerning telling the time. If it �s 01.15h a.m.- quarter past one a.m., what is the other reference used intead of a.m.? Is it at night or in the morning? I tend to think it �s "at night", am I right? Thak you for your help. |
25 Nov 2012
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gulsahbilgeteacher
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I think the right one is in the morning because it is after 12 p.m. 01.15 a.m. means morning time for the coming day. So we can call it "early morning". But to tell the truth, I wouıld like to say "late night", too  Actually, I am not so sure. The native speakers will certainly make the best explanation.
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25 Nov 2012
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cunliffe
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It �s definitely �in the morning �. |
25 Nov 2012
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Poppingdale
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I guess I was wrong... Thank you all! |
25 Nov 2012
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Yolandaprieto
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Should we say "I have a doubt"? or we �d better say "I have a question?"
Thanks in advance
Yolanda
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25 Nov 2012
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Poppingdale
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According to the Cambridge dictionary, a doubt is: (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is. So, since I wasn �t certain about something, I decided to ask the question in the forum and I thank you all for your help. Hugs from Portugal |
26 Nov 2012
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juliag
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Hi Poppingdale,
The Cambridge definition of "doubt" is, of course, correct, but we don �t usually use it in this context. When we want to know the answer to something that we are uncertain of we usually say, "I have a question" as Yolanda and Esther suggest.
Hope this helps, though it �s not the question you were originally asking.
Hugs from Japan
Julia
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26 Nov 2012
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