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| From | Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: a doubt about c |
| Date | 2011-06-17 11:08 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <itfql2$ns0$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 6/17/2011 9:39 AM, Nobody wrote: > On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:39:56 +0100, J. J. Farrell wrote: > >> It is not a normal usage outside "Indian" English, to the extent that >> most speakers of other forms of English find it puzzling when they first >> come across it. > > Have you conducted a survey? > > I would be surprised if many people actually didn't understand it. People > might find it unusual, but that doesn't mean that the meaning is unclear. > I've always understood the subject of "doubt" as being two-valued whereas the subject of "question" being "any-valued." But that's just my impression. I remember when I first heard "doubt" in a similar context to this, I silently wondered, "What was the claim you have a doubt about?" But a second later I dismissed it as uncommon usage (for the places I've lived) and assumed the speaker meant "concern." 'Twas puzzling and unusual, and I am having a doubt about the speaker knowing of this potential. I haven't spoken to all English speakers, so really have no idea how common such usage actually is. I think most people I know would agree that it sounds like a quirk, but seems an easy difference to tolerate.
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a doubt about c Ya Shou <zxyzxy12321@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 06:11 -0700
Re: a doubt about c James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-11 09:36 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Angel <angel+news@spamcop.net> - 2011-06-11 14:37 +0000
Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 11:55 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Angel <angel+news@spamcop.net> - 2011-06-11 20:41 +0000
Re: a doubt about c Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-12 08:58 +1200
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 17:09 -0500
Re: a doubt about c Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-06-11 18:25 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-12 11:43 +1200
Re: a doubt about c Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-12 05:38 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2011-06-12 10:12 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-06-12 10:59 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-15 17:07 +0100
Re: a doubt about c Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-12 11:33 -0700
Re: a doubt about c James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-15 09:53 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-06-16 18:46 +0100
Re: a doubt about c DSF <notavalid@address.here> - 2011-06-11 18:53 -0500
Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 16:18 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2011-06-11 21:13 -0500
Re: a doubt about c Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-12 14:56 +1200
Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 20:24 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-06-12 08:10 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-12 11:49 +1200
Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 15:36 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-12 00:23 +0100
Re: a doubt about c Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-06-13 14:39 +0000
Re: a doubt about c Squeamizh <squeamz@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-15 15:44 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-15 19:57 -0700
Re: a doubt about c "J. J. Farrell" <jjf@bcs.org.uk> - 2011-06-16 18:39 +0100
Re: a doubt about c Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-17 15:39 +0100
Re: a doubt about c Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2011-06-17 14:49 +0000
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-17 09:14 -0600
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 12:00 -0500
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 11:08 -0500
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 13:00 -0500
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-22 19:01 -0500
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-17 09:14 -0600
Re: a doubt about c Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-06-17 22:16 +0000
Re: a doubt about c "J. J. Farrell" <jjf@bcs.org.uk> - 2011-06-18 02:24 +0100
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-11 23:09 -0600
[OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2011-06-12 10:05 -0400
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-12 11:22 -0700
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2011-06-12 11:44 -0700
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Ralph Spitzner <rasp@spitzner.org> - 2011-06-13 11:31 +0200
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-15 10:03 -0400
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-06-17 07:52 +0100
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-06-19 00:41 -0700
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-19 07:04 -0400
Re: [OT] Doubt vs. question. (Re: a doubt about c) Bill Waddington <william.waddington@beezmo.com> - 2011-06-23 11:03 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 11:23 -0500
Re: a doubt about c pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-06-11 13:56 -0400
Re: a doubt about c "dr.oktopus" <blindwilly@freeonline.zzn.com> - 2011-06-11 12:53 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-06-11 16:01 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 13:07 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-11 14:13 -0600
Re: a doubt about c Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-11 23:31 +0100
Re: a doubt about c pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-06-11 20:07 -0400
Re: a doubt about c Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-11 23:05 -0600
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 16:42 -0500
Re: a doubt about c "christian.bau" <christian.bau@cbau.wanadoo.co.uk> - 2011-06-11 14:23 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 17:27 -0500
Re: a doubt about c Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-11 15:42 -0700
Re: a doubt about c Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-06-13 14:39 +0000
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