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The phrase "Is something the matter?" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when inquiring if someone is experiencing a problem or feeling unwell. Example: "You seem a bit off today. Is something the matter?"
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Is something the matter?
Is something the matter, my dear?
"Is something the matter?" he heard Brenda ask the goddaughter.
"Is something the matter?" she asked, because she'd heard his tone.
At the beginning of the novel, one of the heroes, Runciter, tries to connect with his "passed" wife, Ella: "Is something the matter, Mr. Runciter?" the von Vogelsang person said, observing him as he floundered about.
He wonders if there is something the matter with him, that he doesn't miss any of these thing He has an appointment with a psychiatrist the next day.
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Is it energy, matter, or something completely different?
Is this something which as a matter of law we are obliged to tolerate, despite its ostensibly chilling effect on civil liberties?
Why is it that no matter how hard I try, something always goes amiss?
"Mark?" she said, from her bed "What?" "Is there something the matter?" "Nope".
"I think there's something the matter with you if you don't care enough to feel the suffering that they've been through and if you're not emotionally upset about the fact that we're doing an immense amount of harm to people," he said.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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