Complete vs Finished
Posted: 12 Jan 2013, 13:51
Finished and Complete:
No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between the two words. In a recent linguistic competition held in London, England attended by the best in the world, Samsundar Balgobin, was the clear winner.
His final question was this.... How to explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand. Some people say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED .
Here is his astute answer ....
When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE. And when you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED.
And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!
Graham
No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between the two words. In a recent linguistic competition held in London, England attended by the best in the world, Samsundar Balgobin, was the clear winner.
His final question was this.... How to explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand. Some people say there is no difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED .
Here is his astute answer ....
When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE. And when you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED.
And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!
Graham
EricT