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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHumor -- Do you Know the Difference?
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!
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Humor -- Do you Know the Difference? (Original Post)
pdsimdars
Mar 2019
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beastie boy
(9,066 posts)1. Ah, I love the English Language!
In the context of the OP, it appears that Mueller's investigation is complete, while Trump thinks it's finished.
I wouldn't be surprised if one of them will be completely finished one day soon. And something tells me it will not be Mueller!
erronis
(14,955 posts)2. Good one. However the cruise and case of scotch have already been taken.
Next time!
calimary
(80,700 posts)3. Daaaaaaayyyyyyam!
And of course it can be flipped - if you (female) marry the right man...
Also can be adapted with the word spouse to cover all bases.
But I get it nonetheless.