On 04/11/2010 11:09, Peter Crowther wrote:
> On 4 November 2010 10:54, Mark Thomas <markt@apache.org> wrote:
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>> On 04/11/2010 05:01, sasidhar prabhakar wrote:
>>> I have one doubt.
>> You have a question not a doubt
>
> I see this on many forums, and have come to realise it's associated wit=
h
> speakers of at least one of the widely-used languages in India. I've j=
ust
> come to accept that "doubt" is the most obvious English translation of =
the
> concept - though I agree with you that "question" is more understandabl=
e to
> most English speakers.
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> To sasidhar prabhakar: if you don't mind me asking, what's your native
> language and what's the word or phrase that you're translating as "doub=
t"?
> When this comes up in forums, I'd like to be able to tell the poster th=
at
> "question" is probably a better English translation than "doubt", and I=
> would be able to do that more easily if I knew the original word or phr=
ase
> that you're translating.
I like it when my questions go unanswered too. That's why I lurk on
mailing lists, looking for an opportunity to throw a question out there
that'll sit waiting for an answer for weeks, or ideally indefinitely.
;)
p
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