Complement or Compliment?
Is it complement or compliment? Let's find out!
Complement
Complement is a noun that refers to something that completes or enhances another thing, making it whole or perfect. It can also be a verb meaning to complete or go well with something.
- The red wine is a perfect complement to the steak.
- The hat is a nice complement to her outfit.
- The team members have different skills that complement each other.
- The chef complemented the main course with a delicious side dish.
- The furniture in the room is designed to complement the color scheme.
Compliment
Compliment is a noun or a verb that expresses praise, admiration, or a polite remark about someone's qualities, appearance, or actions.
- She received a lovely compliment on her performance.
- He paid her a compliment on her new hairstyle.
- The boss gave him a compliment for his hard work.
- I must compliment you on your excellent taste.
- They exchanged compliments before the meeting.
More Confusing Words:
Be / get used to is used to talk about something that one is familiar with or accustomed to. There are slight difference between 'be' and 'get'.
Backward can be an adverb or an adjective. As an adjective it means regressive or undeveloped. As an adverb it indicates direction. So those are the Backward vs Backwards grammar differences. The 's' arises with differences between the US and the British Spellings.
The modal verbs of regret are should have, would have, and could have. But what are the differences?
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