No dictionary has ever been able to satisfactorily define the
difference between "complete" and "finished."
However, during a recent linguistic conference held in London , England , attended by some of the best linguists in the world, Samsundar Balgobin, a Guyanese linguist, was the
presenter when he was asked to make that very distinction.
The question put to him by a colleague in the erudite audience was
this:
"Some say there is no difference between 'complete' and 'finished.'
Please explain the difference in a way that is easy to understand."
Mr. Balgobin's response: "When you marry the right woman, you are
'complete.' If you marry the wrong woman, you are 'finished.' And, if
the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are 'completely
finished.'"
His answer received a five-minute standing ovation.
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