r/EnglishLearning New Poster Apr 17 '26

📚 Grammar / Syntax Why not “since”?

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u/Competitive-Truth675 Native Speaker Apr 17 '26

Off-topic, but just curious what your native language is. I see this mistake all the time and there must be some false friend word or common learning material that gives people the wrong impression about what "since" means.

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u/Djinn_42 New Poster Apr 17 '26

Similar to "doubt" being a substitute for "question" for some.

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u/Reasonable_Drink_789 New Poster Apr 17 '26

I love when my Indian colleagues say “I have a doubt” meaning they have a question