Single inverted commas

Although it is usual to enclose a word under discussion in single inverted commas, I have chosen instead to emphasise it in red to prevent confusion with apostrophes.
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Friday, 19 July 2013

Compliment and Complement

Both these can be used as nouns or verbs.
Compliment is the more common. It means to praise someone: He complimented her on her writing.
Complement means to add on and improve: The belt complemented her outfit. To remember the spelling, think of the word complete.
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