[stylist] confusing similar words

Angela fowler fowlers at syix.com
Fri Aug 28 14:26:50 UTC 2009


Complement and Compliment.
One means to praise, to speak well of. The other means to reinforce, or to
make up for one's deficiencies, or balance one out. Which is which? 
    There's another pair of words that's been bugging me lately, but right
now I can't think of it.
 
Thank you
 
Angela Fowler
 
fowlers at syix.com
 



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