Timeline for How do native speakers say 'I have completed all the missions/levels in the game'?
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| Jul 19, 2016 at 15:32 | comment | added | shaneb | Haha, this is fascinating. FYI - "are you done the game" is perfectly fine to the millions of native speakers living in these regions: google.com/maps/d/… But apparently we are not so numerous in voting on this page. | |
| Jul 19, 2016 at 10:35 | comment | added | HaemEternal | "Are you done the game" definitely doesn't work. It sounds like something from Zero Wing... (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us). "Are you done with the game" is OK grammatically, but As @Vld says, it would mean you don't want to play it anymore (e.g. you are bored of a game and are going to trade it in); not necessarily that you have 100% finished it. | |
| Jul 14, 2016 at 18:42 | comment | added | VLAZ | I believe OP's intention is to get actual real-world ways of asking the question. As I mentioned, "Are you done the game" I've never actually encountered in usage at all. | |
| Jul 14, 2016 at 15:27 | history | edited | shaneb | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 14, 2016 at 15:26 | comment | added | shaneb | And 'have you done your homework' works too, so thanks for pointing out the 'Have you done X' variation. | |
| Jul 14, 2016 at 15:17 | comment | added | shaneb | It's a good point that this is not 'good' English, but the original poster asked if there are 'other ways to ask this, even if it's "gaming slang"'. I asked myself how I, as a native speaker, would ask someone this question, and I posted my phrasing because it was not already here. I agree that asking 'are you done with X' implies you've stopped playing it entirely, not that you've completed it. I personally would never say "are you done with your homework?" but I would ask "are you done your homework." | |
| Jul 14, 2016 at 7:39 | comment | added | VLAZ | OK, now that I think about it - "Are you done with the game?" is actually used. It doesn't imply finishing the game, though, it's more about stopping playing it - regardless of whether it's completed or not. In fact, "I am done with the game" tends to be used if somebody stops playing before they've completed the game and somewhat regularly carries a negative meaning. | |
| Jul 14, 2016 at 7:13 | comment | added | VLAZ | "Are you done ___" - I've been gaming for well over a decade at this point. During a lot of my time I've been in touch with the wider gaming community through the Internet. I've never heard anybody use that phrase or variations. | |
| Jul 13, 2016 at 20:39 | comment | added | Catija | "Are you done all the ___" isn't really "good" English. "finished" works better than "done" but if you want to use "done" you'll need to add "with" or change the tense "Have you done all the missions?" | |
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| Jul 13, 2016 at 20:29 | history | answered | shaneb | CC BY-SA 3.0 |