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Red_Guitar_168 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

We are done / we have done ?

Which one of these is grammatically correct?

1. "it's okay, my friend. We are done with this mid exam. Let's prepare for our final exam"

2. "it's okay, my friend. We have done with this mid exam. Let's prepare for our final exam"

or none of them is correct? Emotion: stick out tongue he he. thanks !

regards,
Red_Guitar_168
  

Top answer

The first is fine in AmEng. The second sounds a bit British to me, but don't trust me . By the way, welcome to the forums.

— Philip

  • The first is fine in AmEng.
  • The second sounds a bit British to me, but don't trust me .
  • By the way, welcome to the forums.
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The first is fine in AmEng. The second sounds a bit British to me, but don't trust me.

By the way, welcome to the forums.
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As far as the underlined part is concerned, #1 is more natural (to me, anyway).

I am not familiar with the term "mid exam".
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To Philip : Thanks for your point of view. and thanks for welcoming me to the forums too; truly appreciate it! Emotion: big smile
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Red_Guitar_168I am not very sure what's the appropriate "term" to use. Since my 1st year of studying in my university, we have been calling our exams as "first or mid exam" and "final exam"; simply because the former one always start during the first days (or in the middle) of the month and the latter one at the end of the month
Right. It makes sense; and if e
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Mr WordyRight. It makes sense; and if everyone calls it that, then that's its name I guess!
he he, yeah, i guess so!
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We call those "mid-terms" in the US. (And the ones at the end of the term are called "finals.")

I can't go away with you this weekend. I have to study for my midterms.
Oh, I'm looking forward to May 9. That's when we'll be through with all our finals!
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Grammar GeekWe call those "mid-terms" in the US. (And the ones at the end of the term are called "finals.")
But that wouldn't necessarily be an exam held in the middle of the month, would it?
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Grammar GeekWe call those "mid-terms" in the US. (And the ones at the end of the term are called "finals.")I can't go away with you this weekend. I have to study for my midterms.Oh, I'm looking forward to May 9. That's when we'll be through with all our finals!
ah, that could be one of the possibities why my Jordanian colleagues have been calling our exams as
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Mr Wordy
Grammar GeekWe call those "mid-terms" in the US. (And the ones at the end of the term are called "finals.")
But that wouldn't necessarily be an exam held in the middle of the month, would it?
ah... maybe my first hypothesis was wrong..
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Red_Guitar_168ah... maybe my first hypothesis was wrong.. me thinking now myself ain't sure why they call it as "mid exam" - prolly because of the influence of American English here... (another hypothesis) :>
I'm not sure that my question has anything to do with American English versus other varieties of English. In your earlier post you said you ca
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