A thoughtful compliment can make your day…unless it’s backhanded, of course. A complement (spelled with an “e” instead of an “i”) can also be a good thing, but in a much different way. What’s the ...

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Hi Norbert. Thanks for your question – it’s a good one. Students often have problems differentiating between these two words. Let’s have a look at each of the words you’ve asked about one by one.