I borrowed this from a non related forum this morning.
No dictionary has ever been able to adequately define the difference between "complete" and "finished". However, in a linguistic conference held in London, England, and attended by some of the best linguists in the world, Samsundar Belgian, a Guanese, had an outstanding definition.
His challenge was this: "Some say there is no difference between 'complete' and 'finished'. Please explain the difference in a way that is easy to understand."
His response was:
"When you marry the right woman, you are 'complete'.
If you marry the wrong woman, you are 'finished'.
And, when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are 'completely finished'.
He got a standing ovation.
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