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ESLBeginner Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

I'm done

Hello, I have a question. It seems that when being asked about the progress, one could say 'I am done', 'I'm finished'. Why is it 'I'm done' , not 'it is done' ? it sounds like the object of the work is the person...
  

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Beacuse people are asking about your progress not the work. I'm done means that you have done all the work. If they ask about the work then you can say it's done.

— Dave Phillips

  • Beacuse people are asking about your progress not the work.
  • I'm done means that you have done all the work.
  • If they ask about the work then you can say it's done.
  • I'm done means you have completed you part of the work.
  • It's done then the work is complete not just your part of it.
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Beacuse people are asking about your progress not the work. I'm done means that you have done all the work. If they ask about the work then you can say it's done. I'm done means you have completed you part of the work. It's done then the work is complete not just your part of it.
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Fifty years ago it was common for an English teacher to say, in response to 'I'm done,': no, the roast may be done or the vegetables may be done, but you are finished.

"I'm done" could be used when the job is not completed but the worker is leaving.

"I'm finished" can also be used to mean the person is in big trouble (perhaps about to be fired from a job or arrested by the polic
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