How would you phrase the sentence?

I would say:

This pregnancy test, which is supposed to be 99% accurate, said that I was expecting. It turns out that I am not. I guess I'm either in the 1% or they are not really 99% accurate.

I would use the "either...or" construction. And if you guess something, there is no need for a question mark.

Thank you Doctor D,

Could I ask you one other thin, I'm having a hard time, the more I read the sentences the less sure I am about them.


I gave her the bottle for 3 times the time she usually drinks it in. I gave her the bottle for 30 minutes when it only usually take 10 minutes.

Is it correct and natural to say "fastest it ever took"

Which of these are cor

1) I gave her the bottle for 3 times the time she usually drinks it in. I gave her the bottle for 30 minutes when it only usually take 10 minutes.
It would be clearer if you reworded the sentences. Gave suggests a single act, which conflicts with "3 times." Here is one way to say it:
I let her drink from the bottle for three times as long as she usually does. She had the bottle

But don't you find the use of 2 different verbs off?
I let her drink from the bottle for three times as long as she usually does. She had the bottle for 30 minutes, when usually she only takes 10 minutes.

Thank you

AnonymousBut don't you find the use of 2 different verbs off?

No. Two verbs for two meanings.

She possessed/held the bottle for 30 minutes. Normally the act of drinking from the bottle takes only ten minutes.