English term
reason why or doubt why
There is no DOUBT about why the shop had to close down.
or
There is no REASON about why the shop had to close down.
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Yvonne Gallagher
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May 29, 2017 19:57: Matheus Chaud changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "English"
May 29, 2017 20:02: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Yvonne Gallagher, Darius Saczuk, Tony M
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-05-29 20:03:52 GMT)
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but it should really be
There is no doubt as to why the shop had to close down
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Tony M
: Yes, if nothing else because we CAN say 'doubt about' but NOT 'reason about'.
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no doubt here anyway!
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Leonor Machado
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Thanks:-)
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Otavio Banffy
1 hr
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Thanks:-)
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JohnMcDove
: -- "Theirs not to reason why" -- ;-)
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Thanks:-)
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Thanks:-)
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B D Finch
: I think the question setter used "about" to exclude "reason" as an answer.
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Thanks:-) Possibly but it's rather clunky.
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