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Message board > Is that a mistake?
Is that a mistake?
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ivush
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Is that a mistake?
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Friends, is it possible to say "Can I HAVE a question?" or is it just a widespread mistake and the only possibility is to ask a question? |
18 Oct 2016
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Ensinus
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I think it �s strange, you say "I have a question", but don �t ask like this. |
18 Oct 2016
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yanogator
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Or "Can I ask a question?", but there �s no reason to ask if you can have a question. If you have a question, you have it. There �s no need for permission to have it. Bruce |
18 Oct 2016
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Apodo
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Can I ask you a question? Can I have a word? = Can I speak to you? |
19 Oct 2016
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douglas
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The only case where I could see it used that way is if you are asking for a single question from someone:
"May I have one question from the audience please?" |
19 Oct 2016
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FrauSue
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I agree. You could ask "Do you have any questions?" but Bruce is right - if you already have the question and want to ask it, you don �t need to ask for permission to have it! |
19 Oct 2016
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ivush
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I agree with you all, thank you :-) In my language it is common to ask a permission for having a question and using the verb "have", that´s why my students are so confused and dont want to accept the verb "ask" :-) |
19 Oct 2016
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Matthew@ELSP
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Unless you were on a game show whose goal was to answer questions and you requested that the host gave you another, I suppose.
That would be fine. |
20 Oct 2016
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