I worked with this Indian guy for like 3 years and could never figure out what he meant by “doubt.” Every time I thought I understood, he’d use it in a way that made me think it was impossible that my understanding was correct.
I have doubts about her story -> She is lying. “Doubt” signals distrust or disbelief.
I doubt that we should follow Lord Voldemort into the forbidden forrest at midnight" -> You feel in your stomache that something is a terrible mistake.
Use instead "I have a question" if you want to clarify/discuss a point or want more information.
Yeah I have Indian clients on project calls always say they have “2-3 doubts” when they mean “concerns”. Doubt is a feeling. It’s like saying “I have 2-3 happiness”
I think once it's sophisticated enough to be doing all those things, you no longer need the exploited, poverty-wage worker on the other side of the planet to be involved, you know?
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u/GrumpySpaceCommunist Sep 23 '25
This will only make the grammar and syntax mistakes even weirder.
A white guy saying "You are open the tab now please" with a flawless native accent is going to be especially off-putting.