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Mostly finished vs. almost finished



 
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Mostly finished vs. almost finished #1 (permalink) Sat May 27, 2006 5:23 am   Mostly finished vs. almost finished
 

Hi teachers

Is there any difference between

Mostly finish and almost finish?

Thanks in advance
abc
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Mostly finished vs. almost finished #2 (permalink) Sat May 27, 2006 8:38 am   Mostly finished vs. almost finished
 

Hi abc

This is my personal opinion:

If I say "The work is almost finished", that means a little bit of the work is not finished, but it also indicates that the work will probably be completely finished at some point in time (possibly soon).

If I say "The work is mostly finished", that also means a little bit of the work is not finished. But, in this sentence, the possibility that the work will never be completely finished is greater.

Does that answer your question?

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