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Poppyman Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I'm through with

Hello.

Could anybody explain to me what words we can't use after "I'm through with" and "I'm done with"? Does "I'm done with smth" have only one meaning like "I'm tired of smth or have had enough of smth"? Or it may be used as the verb "to finish smth"?

"I'm through with that work/job" is that ok or "I'm done with my work" would be better?

Thank you!
  

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I'm not entirely sure I understand your specific questions. Perhaps a few general comments will help. Depending on context they can both have very similar meanings.

— MalRey

  • I'm not entirely sure I understand your specific questions.
  • Perhaps a few general comments will help.
  • Depending on context they can both have very similar meanings.
  • When they differ "I'm through with" most often implies disgust or the desire to have no further dealings or concern for something or someone while "I'm finish with" just means that a task is finished.
  • As always context is (almost) everything.
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I'm not entirely sure I understand your specific questions. Perhaps a few general comments will help.

Depending on context they can both have very similar meanings. When they differ "I'm through with" most often implies disgust or the desire to have no further dealings or concern for something or someone while "I'm finish with" just means that a task is finished.

As always contex
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Both through and done have many meanings and uses. Here are the dictionary definitions of the meanings you are interested in:

through: arrived at completion or accomplishment <is through with the job>
done: arrived at or brought to an end <one more question and we're done>

As you see, both can be used in the sense of "finished".

For other
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Thank you, MalRey and ?J! Yes, I'd like to discuss it in detail. What if instead of saying "I'm tired of doing my homework" I said "I'm done with my homework"? Would you understand what I mean? Or you'd think that I've simply finished my homework and never even knew I could be tired of that"?
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poppymanI'm tired of doing my homework" ... "I'm done with my homework"
Two completely different meanings. Neither through with nor done with indicates in any direct way anything about being tired. If you're tired of something, you have to say you're tired of it. through with won't work, and done with won't work either.

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Yikes, I might've used the wrong word. I mean that I'm sick of my homework and since "I'm done with" can also "imply disgust or the desire to have no further dealings or concern for something" I thought I could use that instead of "sick of" but the problem is that I'm not 100% sure I would be understood as if I said "I'm sick of my homework". I know that my question is kind of odd and maybe even s
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poppymanI thought I could use that instead of "sick of"
No. You can use these:

I'm tired of doing my homework.

I'm sick of doing my homework.

I'm sick and tired of doing my homework. (sick and tired is a common pairing.)

poppyman"I'm done with" can also "imply disgust or the desire to have n
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Okay, I got that, thank you so very much! Emotion: smile
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