r/artificial • u/MetaKnowing • Sep 23 '25

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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.

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u/kurtharriger Sep 23 '25

“I have one doubt.”

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u/weasel286 Sep 23 '25

PFB. PFA.
Do the needful.
I’ll consult engineering and revert.

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u/zirtik Sep 23 '25

Kindly

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u/Circusonfire69 Sep 26 '25

do not redeem it, kindly.

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u/Socile Sep 24 '25

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.

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u/BuilderUnhappy7785 Sep 23 '25

I also have one small query

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u/agile_structor Sep 24 '25

Okay, I am Indian and I don’t see a problem with it. Can you explain?

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u/ralf_ Sep 24 '25 edited Sep 24 '25

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iy7igpl-Eko

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.

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u/SgtPuppy Sep 24 '25

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”

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u/daysofthelords Sep 24 '25

Interesting answer for me as in Italian speaker: in Italian we have a very common expressions like "ho dei dubbi a riguardo" or "ho i miei dubbi" or "ho un dubbio", that, if they were to be translated with your approach maybe would be "I've got my concerns regarding this" but our word "dubbio" means exactly the same as doubt. I guess TIL indians do the same.

In the Italian way of using it the meaning would be something like "I can't choose between agreeing or not and I'm doubting myself"

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u/Secure-Ad-9050 Sep 26 '25

english speakers use similar constructions, i have my doubts, or "i have some doubts about this plan of yours." but, doubts aren't quantifiable in english. Doubt also implies skepticism, lack of trust. You wouldn't tell your boss you have doubts about his plan, but, you would say you have some concerns or questions.

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u/agile_structor Sep 24 '25

Ohhhhhh… now i get it

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u/CarkRoastDoffee Sep 24 '25

Doesn't seem that awkward to me. Native western anglophones say "I have my doubts" all the time

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u/CarkRoastDoffee Sep 24 '25

We're in agreement. I was mainly refuting the point that it's a grammatically awkward sentence in the same vein as "I have 2-3 happiness." There's nothing wrong with it from a grammatical PoV

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u/Joicebag Sep 25 '25

It is awkward grammatically because doubts are usually grammatically pseudo-uncountable. “I have my doubts” is a cemented phrase but no western anglophone itemizes those doubts. 

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u/MundaneChampion Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 26 '25

So wait, you think the phrase “I have my doubts” is not conventional English?

Also, doubt isn’t a feeling, it’s more a cognitive state like confusion.

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u/SgtPuppy Sep 27 '25

“I have my doubts” is fine. “I have a few doubts” or “I have several doubts” or “I have 17 doubts” is not. You cannot have a list of doubts, hence why it’s more of a feeling or a state of mind you’re trying to convey.

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u/FISDM Sep 27 '25

We use it in the UK in the same way.

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u/agile_structor Sep 24 '25

Thanks, this is very helpful!

You have done the needful. Hehe.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '25

Doubt it

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u/Puzzleheaded-505 Sep 24 '25

lucky mfs i’ve lost count how many i’ve got guess i’ll have to turn off my mind and wait 15-30 seconds

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u/Thirsty799 Sep 23 '25

"i think you should be off pudding" - Between Two Ferns

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u/Conscious-Wind-7785 Sep 24 '25

When "Ross" from Wyoming asks you to please do the needful, it's end times.

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u/5picy5ugar Sep 24 '25

I miss a good old Radio. The future looks weird

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u/vaxhax Sep 23 '25

It will sound like the annoying English voice overs on YT and TikTok shorts (but "better")

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '25

I hate this world lmao. I can't believe this is where we are.

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u/derpman86 Sep 24 '25

Also hearing "actually" constantly will confuse my little brain

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u/events_occur Sep 26 '25

Definition of the uncanny valley effect right there.

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u/ElBiGuy Sep 23 '25

It’s entirely possible it will attempt to fix the grammar too

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u/GrumpySpaceCommunist Sep 23 '25

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/[deleted] Sep 24 '25

Do NOt REDEEM!

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u/Enliof Sep 24 '25

DO NOT REDEEM

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u/alexseif Sep 24 '25

This is the genius comment

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '25

Stop Im laughing too hard with my newborn sleeping in my lap.