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"I'm suspect that" ~= "I doubt that"


Funny, "I suspect" could actually work both ways, but "I'm suspect" kind of clears the ambiguity (but only because of usage, not because of any actual grammatical artifact.)

English is such a crappy language sometimes!


My guess is Quequau doesn't speak American English; I've heard Brits and Aussie's say "I'm suspect" a few times, but never Americans.


I figured it was just an extra 'm and dropped the il, so "I suspect that... is illegal." Haven't heard "I'm suspect" used before, but either way I guess we know what they meant.


Thanks for the translation; that particular idiosyncratic usage defeated me.




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