“Complete” vs. “Finished”

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

A linguistics professor was asked to explain the difference between the words complete and finished.

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“Well, when you marry the right woman,” he explained, “you are complete. But, when you marry the wrong woman you are finished. And,” he added ominously, “if the right woman catches you with the wrong woman, you are completely finished.” ~Anonymous (edited by me)

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21 Responses to “Complete” vs. “Finished”

  1. larrypaulbrown says:
    May 14, 2019 at 12:12 pm

    Even the wisdom of Proverbs could not top those words.🤣

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  2. Andrew Reynolds says:
    May 14, 2019 at 12:17 pm

    so you never want to be completely finished …

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  3. whitehairgrace says:
    May 14, 2019 at 12:35 pm

    Surely a classic! A laugh a day is always helpful to living a good life, and you’ve given me mine today. Thank you!

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  4. anitashope says:
    May 14, 2019 at 12:48 pm

    Awesome. Thank you for the truth and the chuckle.

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  6. revruss1220 says:
    May 14, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    Excellent. In that case, I am COMPLETE.

    Not to elevate the discussion unnecessarily, but I have sometimes heard Jesus’ last words on the cross rendered as “It is COMPLETE,” rather than “It is FINISHED.”

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    • mitchteemley says:
      May 14, 2019 at 1:34 pm

      Yes. The Greek word can be translated either way. I’ve heard that particular form of the word was stamped on legal documents when a debt was considered paid in full.

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  10. Liz Gauffreau says:
    May 14, 2019 at 9:06 pm

    Thanks for the smile at the end of a very long day.

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  11. playonfrontfoot says:
    May 15, 2019 at 1:02 am

    And then the completely finished product is handed over without remorse since the owner finds no further value in it.

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  14. playonfrontfoot says:
    May 15, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Thank you. It was just on a lighter note.
    Today I have posted my first blog. Have expressed my views on a current topic. Hope you like it and share it if possible. Please feel free to comment, as it would serve as a guidance to me.

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  16. pick1solution says:
    May 16, 2019 at 6:22 pm

    Seems like words to live by.

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  17. themeonnblog says:
    May 17, 2019 at 8:20 am

    That’s about right 😂🤣

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  18. gpavants says:
    May 23, 2019 at 2:04 pm

    Hi Mitch,

    Yes, keep it simple and just complete without complications.

    Thanks,

    Gary

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