Definitions - Is it Complete, Finished or Completely Finished: It is said no English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words

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Jan 5, 2021 09:33:04 #

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

It is said no English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words – “Complete" and “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 25yo Scotch.
Mark

Jan 5, 2021 09:42:43 #

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

I recall that GM had a vocabulary of its own. Humm, was that part of the reason they went bankrupt?

From the WTF edition of the Dictionary:
Complete would be ... The part design has "undergone endstage of finalization"

Jan 5, 2021 10:01:44 #