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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast



 
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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:37 pm   I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast
 

Hi .i have one doubt about 'had'

i had my break fast ,similarly can i say
i hadn't my break fast or i haven't had my break fast ,i did not have my break fast..
which is correct..
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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast #2 (permalink) Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:44 pm   I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast
 

Hi Kareem,

These sentences are correct:
I haven't had my breakfast yet.
I didn't have my breakfast yet.

Hope this helps.
By the way, you may want to take a look at How can I improve my writing skills?

Let me know what you think.
Many thanks,
Torsten
PS: The word "doubt" is uncountable.

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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast #3 (permalink) Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:57 pm   I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast
 

can i get some clarification?i mean what are the mistakes i made?
NB: i never count doubt anymore.
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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast #4 (permalink) Sat Sep 06, 2008 13:08 pm   I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast
 

Hi Karem,

Here are some of the things you might want to change:

No space after commas and full stops.
No capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.
No capitalization of the personal pronoun I.

hellokareem wrote:
can i get some clarification?i mean what are the mistakes i made?
NB: i never count doubt anymore.


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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast #5 (permalink) Sat Sep 06, 2008 13:21 pm   I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast
 

now I got it.
NB is Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something,I used for fun,sorry for the trouble.
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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast #6 (permalink) Sat Sep 06, 2008 13:29 pm   I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast
 

Hi Kareem,

So what do you think about starting each sentence with a capital letter and putting a space after commas and full stops. I'm asking because in your previous message you made the same mistakes again although you said you had understood what I mean. I might come across as a bit harsh but I want you to improve your English as fast as possible. Starting each sentence with a capital letter and putting a space after a full stop or a comma is not that complicated. It just takes a bit of self-discipline to develop this new habit.

Let me know what you think.
Many thanks,
Torsten

PS: Where did you learn that Latin phrase nota bene?

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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast #7 (permalink) Sat Sep 06, 2008 13:41 pm   I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast
 

I am really sorry, actually I misunderstood. I thought these things I have to follow instead of avoid.

No space after commas and full stops.
No capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.
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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast #8 (permalink) Sat Sep 06, 2008 14:05 pm   I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast
 

hellokareem wrote:
I am really sorry, actually I misunderstood. I thought these things I have to follow instead of avoid.

No space after commas and full stops.
No capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.


Hi Kareem,

It's great to see you have started to implement my suggestions. Sorry for the confusion, I thought you had read How to improve my writing skills which clearly describes what to avoid and what to do.

Many thanks for the clarification.
Regards,
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I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast #9 (permalink) Sat Sep 06, 2008 14:08 pm   I didn't have my breakfast vs. I hadn't had my breakfast
 

hellokareem wrote:
Hi .i have one doubt about 'had'
Hi Kareem

The word "doubt" can be countable OR uncountable. It depends on how you decide to use it in a sentence.

In your sentence, it would actually be better to use a different word. It would be more natural to use the word "question":

I have a question about 'had'.
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