DEFINITION OF "COMPLETE" and "FINISHED"

Rudy

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No dictionary has been able to adequately explain the
difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED. However, in a
recent linguistic conference held in London, England, and attended
by some of the best linguists in the world: Samsundar Balgobin,
a Guyanese, was the clear winner.

His final challenge was this: Some say there is no
difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED. Please explain the
difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand.

Here was his astute answer:
"When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE.
But, when you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED.
And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED."
 
If you are running a marathon you know you have to run 26 miles 385 yards to COMPLETE the course! When you have run that distance and crossed the finishing line then you have FINISHED the race as there is no more distance to travel! However you can say I have completed the course. Some words can be interchangeable!!!
 
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