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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Are you done criticizing me?

Hi,
I wanted to know if "done" can be used to tell someone I am tired of their behavior and I wish they would quit it, so I'm complaining...

Are you done criticizing me? I'm starting to get sick of you all...
Are you done leaving your clothes everywhere? Look, it's a mess, as always!
Are you done calling me in the middle of the night? Can't you call me earlier, like normal people do?


Additional question: Can I use the same construction when I'm not angry or complaining, but I'm just asking if someone has finished doing something? Example:

Are you done eating dinner? We are going to the movies in a few minutes, we were wondering if you wanted to come along...

Thank you Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

Generally, yes, and yes, Kooyeen.

  • Generally, yes, and yes, Kooyeen.
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Generally, yes, and yes, Kooyeen.
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No, this is informal and bad English. You should really say, 'have you finished...'.

Even if it were correct to use done in that context (and I don't think it is - a task can be 'done', but I'm not sure that a human can be 'done') then the question 'are you done?' would be a complete sentence in itself. If you wanted to qualify the question then some punctuation woul
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Well, perhaps it's an American thing, but "Are you done picking on me?" or "Are you done with dinner yet?" both sound completely normal in conversation, as Mr. M. says.

Are you through...? and Are you finished...? are both also used.
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Yes, Shrek-- you're way off base on this one. Informal is not bad-- it is just informal.
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Thanks everyone! [y]
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Are you done criticizing me?
No. Not quite yet! LOL. Emotion: smile
(No rest for the wicked!)

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CalifJim
Are you done criticizing me?
No. Not quite yet! LOL. Emotion: smile
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"Are you done calling me in the middle of the night?" sounds odd?
It sounds odd. In addition to Li'l Ruby Rose's and Grammar Geek's suggestions, you can say

If you don't stop [calling me in the middle of the night / leaving your clothes on the floor], I'm going to ... (some sort of appropriate threat).

CJ
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Ahhh, thank you.
So you could now say "Kooyeen, are you done asking questions?", and I would answer "What makes you guys think I'm gonna stop?" LOL
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This may strike you as puzzling, because you were probably taught that would can be used as a polite form of will. Nevertheless, Won't you ...? is much more polite -- much too polite, really -- than Would you ...? in these circumstances -- maybe because of the negative. I think what you want is Will you stop ...?

Won't you ... (Wouldn't you ...)

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