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I'll give some examples of the acceptable us of "having":
- Having dropped his daughter off at school, Keith proceeded to go home and take a nap.
- We're having meat loaf for dinner.
- I've been having a tough time recently.
- I'm having my thesis discussed by the faculty tonight. (...just another way of saying, "The faculty will discuss my thesis tonight.")
"I'm having one question" is incorrect. The correct rendering is "I have one question."
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| #3 (permalink) Fri May 25, 2007 14:41 pm Use of Having |
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| BTW,
- is it grammatical? (I doubt it, maybe someone can shed light on it?) |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri May 25, 2007 14:45 pm Use of Having |
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| lost_soul wrote: |
| BTW,
- is it grammatical? (I doubt it, maybe someone can shed light on it?) |
The other way of saying could be "I have a doubt". I have one doubt could be very specific on some occasions.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri May 25, 2007 14:50 pm Use of Having |
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| Swapnil.Kale wrote: |
| lost_soul wrote: |
| BTW,
- is it grammatical? (I doubt it, maybe someone can shed light on it?) |
The other way of saying could be "I have a doubt". I have one doubt could be very specific on some occasions.
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Hi, Swapnil :)
How do you know? You just asked a question about "having".
Maybe we souldnt make any premature conclusions, and wait for a native speaker to answer?
(The ground for my unsertainty is that I was unable to find this expression in my dictionary. I found this one: To make doubt) |
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| #6 (permalink) Fri May 25, 2007 15:14 pm Use of Having |
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Hi
I presume that the reason Prezbucky did not tell you that you should say either "I have one doubt" or "I have a doubt" is that we use the word 'doubt' to indicate that we don't entirely believe someone or something.
If you don't understand something in English and need an explanation or clarification, you should say "I have a question." You should not say "I have a doubt".
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| #7 (permalink) Fri May 25, 2007 15:36 pm Use of Having |
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Yes.
When you want clarification, you'd use "I have a question":
Professor Bilch: The pericardiogram of the meticular fissure is obfuscated by the maxillar protrusion of proteus andromitus here and here... yes, Sandy?
Sandy: Professor Bilch, I have a question about that. Could you clarify something for me, please?
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When you are questioning the validity of something someone is saying, you say "I doubt that..." or "I have doubts...":
Tom: The Lakers are going to win this game.
Amy: I seriously doubt that, Tom.
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Re:
"I have one doubt" or "I have a doubt"
...probably it would be better to say "I have doubts".
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| #9 (permalink) Fri May 25, 2007 20:13 pm Use of Having |
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Hi lost_soul,
You wrote:
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| Maybe we souldnt make any premature conclusions, and wait for a native speaker to answer? |
Or perhaps you should wait for an expert speaker to answer your question.
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| #10 (permalink) Fri May 25, 2007 21:47 pm Use of Having |
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| Englishuser wrote: |
Or perhaps you should wait for an expert speaker to answer your question.
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Hi,
Native English speakers are the only experts I can trust when it comes to questions about English :)
(Yes, yes, I have a bee in my bonnet, but who doesnt? ')) |
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| #11 (permalink) Fri May 25, 2007 21:52 pm Use of Having |
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Hi lost_soul,
How do you define the term 'native speaker'? And why do you think only 'native speakers' can help you with English grammar and idioms? Surely a non-native expert speaker can know just as much about it as an uneducated, non-expert native speaker? I would suggest that anyone who is an educated native speaker of English, or a non-native speaker with an excellent overall IELTS Band Score, is able to help you.
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