Here’s another fun post that has been circulating the web. I’m not sure of the original source since it’s all over the place, but enjoy reading it here until I am forced to take this blog down for improper citing!
“No English 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 is 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!”His answer was received with a standing ovation lasting over 5 minutes and it entitled him to receive an invitation to dine with the Queen. He won a trip to travel around the world and a case of 25 year old Eldorado rum for his answer.”
(Just for fun, I entered complete and finished into dictionary.com, and here are the results:
complete: finished, ended, concluded
finished: ended or completed
Looks like Samsundar Balgobin really did deserve such high praise.)
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Jenny
Jenny Marshall studied Language, Culture, and Society at the University of California Santa Barbara, and now teaches English in Spain. Here she writes about the intersection of language and culture, and lives a life translated by travel.
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