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Monday, May 6, 2013

Compliment and Complement

Both of these words indicate nice things,  but they do not mean the same thing.

A compliment is a nice thing to say to someone.

To complement something is to go well with it, perhaps bringing out the best in it.



I gave the hostess a compliment on the meal she had prepared, but the wine I brought didn't complement it at all.

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