The meaning of "doubt", was Re: Python Basic Doubt

[Alister]

On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:36:52 +0200, Peter Otten wrote:

> Terry Reedy wrote:
> 
>> On 8/10/2013 11:33 AM, Krishnan Shankar wrote:
>>> Hi Fellow Python Friends,
>>>
>>> I am new to Python and recently subscribed to the mailing list.I have
>>> a doubt regarding the basics of Python. Please help me in
>>> understanding the below concept.
>>>
>>> So doubt is on variables and their contained value.
>> 
>> It would be better English to say that you have a 'question' or even
>> 'confusion', rather than a 'doubt'. From your subject line, I got the
>> impression that you doubted that you should learn or use Python. That
>> clearly is not what you meant.
>  
> Quoting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_English
> 
> """
> doubt = question or query; e.g. one would say, 'I have a doubt' when one
> wishes to ask a question.
> """
> 
> I'd say if Brits can cope (hard as it may be) with the American variant
> of the language, and native speakers can live with the broken English
> used to communicate in the rest of the world there is ample room for an
> Indian flavo(u)r now and then...


+1
Ill take broken English from a non native speaker over the confusion 
caused by our American cousins who seam to have everything arse about 
face (especially if you consider the word "Fanny" )

Seriously though I can usually work out what the meaning was, & it is 
certainly clearer than any attempt I could make in any other language, 
which is actually quite shameful.
 



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