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I hope that the topic will be finished with soon.I hope that the topic will be finished soon.Look at these two examples, the first one has "with" after "finished", what is the difference between the two of them.

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Both are correct in Standard English, although regional differences exist between American and British English.

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I suspect the first one might be more preferred by American English speakers. I would only use the second form.