Is it "complete",
"finished" or "completely finished”?
No
English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between
these two words - "Complete"
or "Finished".
In
a recent linguistic competition held in London and attended by, supposedly, the
best in the world, Samdar Balgobin,
a Guyanese man, was the clear winner with a standing ovation which lasted
over 5 minutes.
The
final question was: 'How do you 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.
When you marry the wrong
woman, you are FINISHED.
And when the right one catches you with the wrong one,
you are COMPLETELY
FINISHED!"
He
won a trip around the world and a case of 25 year old
Scotch!
1 comment:
That's a pretty good answer.
My thought originally was you can complete say, a floor; but the building may not be finished.
We have completed certain projects around the farmhouse; but they will never be finished.
Kind of like mowing a lawn, snow-blowing a driveway, or picking up fallen branches. The task can be completed; but will never really be finished. :)
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