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Is it "complete", "finished" or "completely finished"

Even the #grammar police aren't sure, LOL; no English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words - "Complete" or "Finished."

But 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!

josephr 7 May 6
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good one...but as long as people say "yet again," the right definition of something doesn't matter. Because again again is as redundant as it gets.

lerlo Level 8 May 6, 2020
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A very clever response, but IMO, not an answer to the question. 😮

Probably because there is no 'one' answer. LOL Unclear and subjectively interpreted words gave me and many other mediators a healthy living, and probably always will thanks to 'language'.

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