-What's the difference between completed and finished?

During a recent linguistic conference in London, Samsunder Balgobin, a linguist from Guyana, was asked about the difference between the words 'completed' and 'finished'.
The questions was this, "Some say there is no difference between 'complete' and 'finished'. Please explain the difference in a way that's easy to understand.
Mr. Balgobin's response was, "When you marry the right woman, you are 'complete'.
If you marry the wrong woman, you are 'finished'.
And, if the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are 'completely finished'".

 

 
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT BRITISH PEOPLE

3 Brits die each year testing to see if a 9v battery works by putting it on their tongue.
142 Brits were injured in 2011 by not removing all the pins from new shirts.
58 Brits are injured each year by using a sharp knife instead of a screwdriver.
31 Brits have died since 2007 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.
19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate.
18 Brits suffered serious burns in 2010 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
A massive 543 Brits were admitted to accident and emergency in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
5 Brits were injured last year involving accidents with out of control scalextric cars.
And finally…. In 2013 3 Brits fractured their skull whilst being sick into the toilet.

 
 
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