Use of finished
Hi
Is the use of finished natural in these sentences? (It's very common in Indian English.)
A - Can I please have some more cake?
B - Sorry, it's all finished.
You still have your chocolates or are they all finished?
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
Hi Yes, that's perfectly good. You can use 'all' as an adverb to mean 'completely' It's probably used more in conversation or informal writing; less so in a formal report - I live all alone: when I've washed one cup, one bowl, that chore's all finished. Dave
- Hi Yes, that's perfectly good.
- You can use 'all' as an adverb to mean 'completely' It's probably used more in conversation or informal writing; less so in a formal report - I live all alone: when I've washed one cup, one bowl, that chore's all finished.
- Dave
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Hi
Yes, that's perfectly good. You can use 'all' as an adverb to mean 'completely'
It's probably used more in conversation or informal writing; less so in a formal report
- I live all alone: when I've washed one cup, one bowl, that chore's all finished.
Dave
0Mr. TomIs the use of finished natural in these sentences?
In my US dialect, "finished" is not impossible, but it is very unusual. We say "gone".
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