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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Can I ask this?

If I'm eating with someone and that someone can't eat any more but still has something left on his plate, can I ask this?

Are you done already?

...Or can I only ask it if he had finished everything on his plate?

  

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anonymous Are you done already? You ask this (with 'already') when you think he has finished sooner than you expected. It doesn't matter how much is left on his plate.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous Are you done already?
  • You ask this (with 'already') when you think he has finished sooner than you expected.
  • It doesn't matter how much is left on his plate.
  • If you leave out 'already', it's more neutral.
  • It shows no expectations.
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anonymousAre you done already?

You ask this (with 'already') when you think he has finished sooner than you expected. It doesn't matter how much is left on his plate.

If you leave out 'already', it's more neutral. It shows no expectations.

CJ

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anonymousAre you done already?

Have you finished? in British English.

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