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kelvinho8
Should I say when it is complete or when it is completed?
When I am shooting email to someone requesting his/her to do something for me, normally I would like to get acknowledged when the request is done. So I would like to know which sentence is correct?
1. Please let me know when it is complete.
or
2. Please let me know when it is completed.
Thank you in advance!
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Neither of them would sound wrong to me, but the second sentence may sound a bit more natural in this context, because the person is performing an action. In other words, you're basically asking "let me know when YOU have finished completing it".
"Complete", to me, would sound more natural when just describing a noun in general. For example: "The painting is not complete." In other words, part of the painting is missing, or it is not a whole painting.
"The painting is not completed" might imply that someone is in the process of completing it, but they are not yet finished.
These are very subtle differences, however, and they can practically be used interchangeably. Quite a long answer, but hope it offers some insight :)
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Both are perfectly fine, use which ever you prefer!
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Just say, "Please let me know when it's done."
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kelvinho8
المهارات اللغوية
الصينية (المندرية), الصينية (الكانتونية), الإنجليزية
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الإنجليزية
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