No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words.

In a recently held linguistic competition held in London, England, and attended by the best in the world, Samsundar Balgobin, a Guyanese man from Bachelors Adventure, 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 to travel the world in style and a case of 25 year old Eldorado Rum.

Complete 與 finish 的區別

2012年，在倫敦舉行的語言大賽中，圭亞那選手Samsunder Balgobin在回答比賽中最後一道問題「你如何用一種容易讓人理解的方式解釋 complete 與 finished 的區別」時，給出了他的答案：

When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE.（娶對老婆，一輩子成功。）

When you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED. （娶到歹查某，一世人塗塗。）

And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED.（讓太太逮到你跟小三，塗塗塗。）