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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
finish vs finish with?
In a book I have, I found two different expressions are used interchangably:
"I finish the book" and "I finished with the book"
Are there any difference between these two expressions in their meaning?
"I finish the book" and "I finished with the book"
Are there any difference between these two expressions in their meaning?
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Neither of those sentences are valid. I will fix them so I can answer the question I think you're asking. "I have finished the book" "I have finished WITH the book" The difference being the word WITH.
- Neither of those sentences are valid.
- I will fix them so I can answer the question I think you're asking.
- "I have finished the book" "I have finished WITH the book" The difference being the word WITH.
- There is a difference in meaning.
- "finished the book" is a shortened form of "finished READING the book".
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Neither of those sentences are valid. I will fix them so I can answer the question I think you're asking.
"I have finished the book"
"I have finished WITH the book"
The difference being the word WITH. There is a difference in meaning.
"finished the book" is a shortened form of "finished READING the book". This is a sensible assumption, since there's not much you can do with a book,
"I have finished the book"
"I have finished WITH the book"
The difference being the word WITH. There is a difference in meaning.
"finished the book" is a shortened form of "finished READING the book". This is a sensible assumption, since there's not much you can do with a book,
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